The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/1531
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 9th July 2012.

Section 2 Amendment of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2008

(1) Article 4 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2008 is amended as follows.

(2) After ““Points Based System””, insert “and applications made for the purpose of entering the United Kingdom as a visitor, including applications made for the purpose of visiting a person of a class or description prescribed by regulations for the purpose of section 88A(1)(a) of the 2002 Act”.

Section 3 Saving provision

Notwithstanding the substitution of section 88A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 for section 90 of that Act, section 90 and the Immigration Appeals (Family Visitor) Regulations 2003 continue to have effect in relation to an appeal brought in respect of an application for entry clearance made before 9th July 2012.