UK Act of Parliament 2006 United Kingdom

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

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At a glance

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Home Office

What's here

4 compliance obligations, 11 practical guides across 2 topics · 15 journeys · 1 statutory instrument

Penalty landscape

1 of 4 obligations carry imprisonment (5 years). 2 carry different penalties and 1 has no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 2
  • Employer 1
  • Landlord 1

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

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Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Direct — cites this Act

4 guides

Mentioned in related content

7 guides

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Employers also bound by 171 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Landlords also bound by 70 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Schedules

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s.021

Offence

5 years imprisonment
  • Employ a worker who is not allowed to work in the UK Employer
s.041

Section 40: supplemental

51 weeks imprisonment
  • Obstruct or assault immigration officer exercising powers under section 40 Any Person
Browse 62 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.032

Regulations requiring information to be provided to police

s.032

Penalty for breach of section 32 or 32A

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Official guidance

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

Home Office

Government department responsible for immigration, security, and law and order. Administers UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), issues sponsor licences for employers hiring …

Connected legislation

1 statutory instrument

These instruments amend, apply, or refer to this Act. They may not all create direct business obligations.

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