SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Support for certain categories of migrant

PART 1Amendments of the Immigration Acts

Power to support failed asylum-seekers

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(1)

The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 18 (definition of asylum-seeker for purposes of Part 2), omit subsection (2).

(3)

In section 26 (withdrawal of support), in subsection (3)—

(a)

for “95 or 98” substitute “ 95, 95A, 98 or 98A ”;

(b)

omit “(asylum-seeker)”.

(4)

In section 35—

(a)

in subsection (2), for “section 95 or 98” substitute “ section 95, 95A, 98 or 98A ”;

(b)

in subsection (3), after “section 95” insert “ or 95A ”.

(5)

In section 43—

(a)

in subsection (1), for “asylum-seeker” substitute “ asylum-seekers and failed asylum-seekers, etc ”;

(b)

the heading of that section becomes “ Form of support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 ”.

(6)

In section 51 (choice of form of support), in subsection (2), omit the “and” after paragraph (b) and after paragraph (c) insert“, and

(d)

sections 95A and 98A of that Act (support for destitute failed asylum-seekers).”

(7)

In section 55 (late claim for asylum: refusal of support), in subsection (2), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

sections 95A and 98A of that Act (support for failed asylum-seeker, &c),”.

(8)

In Schedule 3 (withholding and withdrawal of support)—

(a)

omit paragraph 7A;

(b)

in paragraph 14(1) and (2), for “, 7 or 7A” substitute “ or 7 ”.