The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/2731
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009.

(2) In this Order “the 2009 Act ” means the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

Section 2 Commencement

The following provisions of the 2009 Act shall come into force on 2nd November 2009—

(a) section 55 (Duty regarding the welfare of children);

(b) section 56 (Repeals) in so far as it relates to the Part of the Schedule to the 2009 Act mentioned in sub-paragraph (c); and

(c) Part 4 (Miscellaneous) of the Schedule to the 2009 Act.

Section 3 Commencement

The following provisions of the 2009 Act shall come into force on 10th November 2009—

(a) section 51 (Fingerprinting of foreign criminals liable to automatic deportation); and

(b) section 54 (Trafficking people for exploitation).

Section 4 Commencement

The following provisions of the 2009 Act shall come into force on 13th January 2010—

(a) section 42 (Children born in UK etc to members of the armed forces);

(b) section 43 (Minors);

(c) section 44 (British Nationals (Overseas) without other citizenship);

(d) section 45 (Descent through the female line);

(e) section 46 (Children born outside UK etc to members of the armed forces);

(f) section 47 (Good character requirement);

(g) section 48 (Meaning of references to being in breach of immigration laws);

(h) section 49(1) (Other interpretation etc);

(i) section 56 (Repeals) in so far as it relates to the Part of the Schedule to the 2009 Act in sub-paragraph (j); and

(j) Part 2 (Citizenship) of the Schedule to the 2009 Act other than the repeals to Schedule 1 British Nationality Act 1981 .