The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/1318
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025.

(2) In these Regulations “ the Act ” means the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025.

Section 2 Commencement

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 5th January 2026—

(a) sections 1 to 12 (the Border Security Commander);

(b) sections 13 to 16 (offences: things for use in immigration crime), so far as not already in force;

(c) section 20 (offences committed outside the United Kingdom) to the extent that it relates to sections 13 to 16 of the Act;

(d) section 21 (endangering another during sea crossing to the United Kingdom);

(e) sections 22 to 29 (power of search etc. in relation to electronic devices) so far as not already in force;

(f) section 46 (conditions on leave and bail).