UK Act of Parliament 2014 United Kingdom

Immigration Act 2014

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At a glance

Enforced by

Home Office

What's here

9 compliance obligations, 6 practical guides across 2 topics · 9 journeys

Penalty landscape

2 of 9 obligations carry a fine up to £20,000. 2 carry different penalties and 5 have 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.

  • Landlord 4
  • Trader 2
  • Any Person 2

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.

Relevant guidance

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

Direct — cites this Act

2 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

3 guides

Mentioned in related content

1 guides

Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Landlords also bound by 70 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Traders also bound by 219 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 749 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.

Part 1 — Removal and other powers

Browse 14 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 2 — Appeals etc

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Part 3 — Access to services etc

s.030

Appeals

  • Appeal a civil penalty for illegal renting Landlord
s.033

Offences: landlords

Fine up to £20,000
  • Rent to an adult disqualified by immigration status Landlord
s.033

Offences: agents

Fine up to £20,000
  • Fail to warn landlord of immigration contravention Any Person
s.033

Offences: penalties etc

5 years imprisonment
  • Breach of landlord or agent obligations under Immigration Act Landlord
s.033

Termination of agreement where all occupiers disqualified

  • Evict tenants disqualified from renting due to immigration status Landlord
s.040

Requirement to notify existence of current accounts for disqualified persons

  • Notify the Home Office if you identify a disqualified person's account Trader
s.040

Closure of accounts not subject to freezing order

  • Close bank accounts for disqualified persons Trader
Browse 34 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.033

Other procedures for ending agreement

s.040

Requirement to carry out immigration checks in relation to current accounts

s.040

Action to be taken by Secretary of State following section 40B notification

s.040

Freezing orders

s.040

Freezing orders: appeals

s.040

Freezing orders: code of practice

s.040

Sections 40A to 40G: interpretation

Part 4 — Marriage and civil partnership

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Part 5 — Oversight

Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 6 — Miscellaneous

Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.070

Immigration skills charge

Part 7 — Final provisions

Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Schedules

Browse 9 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
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Official guidance

Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.

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 …

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Regulators

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