UK Act of Parliament
2022
United Kingdom
Nationality and Borders Act 2022
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
8 compliance obligations
Penalty landscape
1 of 8 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties and 6 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.
- Any Person 2
Plus 6 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 105 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
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 — Nationality
Browse 11 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Historical inability of unmarried fathers to transmit citizenship
Provision for Chagos Islanders to acquire British Nationality
Sections 1 to 3: related British citizenship
Period for registration of person born outside the British overseas territories
Disapplication of historical registration requirements
Citizenship where mother married to someone other than natural father
Citizenship: registration in special cases
Requirements for naturalisation etc
Notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship
Citizenship: stateless minors
Part 2 — Asylum
Late compliance with priority removal notice: damage to credibility
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Deciding authorities must treat late evidence as damaging to credibility Crown / Minister / Government department
Article 1(A)(2): well-founded fear
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Home Office must follow a two-stage test to determine 'well-founded fear' Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 26 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Differential treatment of refugees
Accommodation for asylum-seekers etc
Requirement to make asylum claim at “designated place”
Asylum claims by EU nationals: inadmissibility
Asylum claims by persons with connection to safe third State: inadmissibility
Clarification of basis for support where asylum claim inadmissible
Provision of evidence in support of protection or human rights claim
Asylum or human rights claim: damage to claimant’s credibility
Priority removal notices
Priority removal notices: supplementary
Priority removal notices: expedited appeals
Expedited appeals: joining of related appeals
Civil legal services for recipients of priority removal notices
Late provision of evidence in asylum or human rights claim: weight
Accelerated detained appeals
Claims certified as clearly unfounded: removal of right of appeal
Removal of asylum seeker to safe country
Refugee Convention: general
Article 1(A)(2): persecution
Article 1(A)(2): reasons for persecution
Article 1(A)(2): protection from persecution
Article 1(A)(2): internal relocation
Article 1(F): disapplication of Convention in case of serious crime etc
Article 31(1): immunity from penalties
Article 33(2): particularly serious crime
Interpretation of Part 2
Part 3 — Immigration Control
Illegal entry and similar offences
5 years imprisonment- Illegal entry and immigration status offences Any Person
Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle
- Fail to adequately secure a goods vehicle Any Person
Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Assisting unlawful immigration or asylum seeker
Working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry
Power to search container unloaded from ship or aircraft
Maritime enforcement
Removals: notice requirements
Prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom
Matters relevant to decisions relating to immigration bail
Part 4 — Age Assessments
Persons subject to immigration control: referral or assessment by local authority etc
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must assess or refer disputed ages of persons Local authority
Appeals relating to age assessments: supplementary
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must manage age assessment appeals and protect sensitive info Tribunal / Court
New information following age assessment or appeal
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities and designated persons must re-assess age on new evidence Local authority
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Interpretation of Part etc
Persons subject to immigration control: assessment for immigration purposes
Use of scientific methods in age assessments
Regulations about age assessments
Appeals relating to age assessments
Civil legal services relating to age assessments
Part 5 — Modern Slavery
Late compliance with slavery or trafficking information notice: damage to credibility
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Home Office must damage credibility of late slavery information providers Statutory regulator
Browse 11 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Provision of information relating to being a victim of slavery or human trafficking
Identification of potential victims of slavery or human trafficking
Identified potential victims of slavery or human trafficking: recovery period
No entitlement to additional recovery period etc
Identified potential victims etc: disqualification from protection
Identified potential victims etc in England and Wales: assistance and support
Leave to remain for victims of slavery or human trafficking
Civil legal services under section 9 of LASPO: add-on services in relation to the national referral mechanism
Civil legal services under section 10 of LASPO: add-on services in relation to national referral mechanism
Disapplication of retained EU law deriving from Trafficking Directive
Part 5: interpretation
Part 6 — Miscellaneous
Browse 13 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Visa penalty provision: general
Visa penalties for countries posing risk to international peace and security etc
Removals from the UK: visa penalties for uncooperative countries
Visa penalties under section 71: review and revocation
Visa penalties under section 72: review and revocation
Electronic travel authorisations
Liability of carriers
Special Immigration Appeals Commission
Counter-terrorism questioning of detained entrants away from place of arrival
References to justices of the peace in relation to Northern Ireland
Tribunal charging power in respect of wasted resources
Tribunal Procedure Rules to be made in respect of costs orders etc
Pre-consolidation amendments of immigration legislation
Part 7 — General
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Financial provision
Transitional and consequential provision
Regulations
Extent
Commencement
Short title
Schedules
Browse 79 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Waiver of requirement of presence in UK etc
Amendments to the British Nationality Act 1981
(1) Section 4 (acquisition by registration: British overseas territories citizens...
(1) Schedule 1 (requirements for naturalisation) is amended as follows....
Consequential amendment
Deprivation of Citizenship without notice: judicial oversight
Expedited appeals where priority removal notice served: consequential amendments
The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended in...
In section 85 (matters to be considered on appeal)—
In section 86 (determination of appeal), in subsection (2), after...
In section 106 (tribunal procedure rules), in subsections (3) and...
In section 107 (practice directions)— (a) before subsection (3) insert—...
In section 108 (forged document: proceedings in private), in subsection...
In section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of...
Removal of asylum seeker to safe country
Amendments to section 77 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
In paragraph 21 (procedure for orders under paragraph 20)—
Appeal rights
Omit paragraph 6 (no out of country appeal rights).
In paragraph 10 (appeal rights where person certified for removal...
Omit paragraph 11 (no out of country appeal rights).
In paragraph 15 (appeal rights where person certified for removal...
Omit paragraph 16 (no out of country appeal rights).
In paragraph 19 (appeal rights where person certified for removal...
Consequential amendments
Transitional provision
In subsection (3) of that section, for “subsection (2)” substitute...
Amendments to Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004: introductory
Amendments consequential on amendments to section 77 of the 2002 Act
Rebuttable presumption of safety of specified countries in relation to Convention rights
In paragraph 5 (in country appeals in cases of removal...
Safe countries
In paragraph 2 (countries to which presumptions of safety in...
In paragraph 20(1) (powers to amend list of safe countries...
Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle etc
Part 2 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (carriers’...
(1) Section 36 (power to detain vehicles etc in connection...
(1) Section 36A (detention in default of payment) is amended...
(1) Section 43 (interpretation of Part 2) is amended as...
For the italic heading before section 32 substitute “Penalties for...
Before section 32 (but after the italic heading before that...
(1) Section 32 (penalty for carrying clandestine entrants) is amended...
(1) Section 32A (level of penalty: code of practice) is...
Omit section 33 (prevention of clandestine entrants: code of practice)....
(1) Section 34 (defences to claim that penalty is due...
(1) Section 35 (procedure for penalties and objections against penalties)...
(1) Section 35A (appeals) is amended as follows.
Working in United Kingdom waters: consequential and related amendments
Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)
(1) Schedule 4A (maritime enforcement powers) is amended as follows....
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (c. 13)
In section 8 (exceptions for seamen etc), after subsection (1)...
In section 11 (references to entry etc), after subsection (1)...
In section 28 (proceedings for offences)— (a) before subsection (1)...
In section 28L (interpretation of Part 3) —
In section 28M (enforcement powers in relation to ships: England...
In section 28N (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Scotland),...
In section 28O (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Northern...
(1) Schedule 2 (administrative provision as to control on entry...
Maritime enforcement
Part 3A of the Immigration Act 1971 (maritime enforcement) is...
Before Part 1, insert— PART A1 United Kingdom Introductory (1) This Part of this Schedule sets out the powers...
In paragraph 1(1)— (a) omit “immigration officers,” and
In paragraph 4— (a) in sub-paragraph (2) omit “constable or”,...
In paragraph 6— (a) omit sub-paragraph (5), and
In paragraph 12(1)— (a) omit “immigration officers,”, and
In paragraph 17— (a) omit sub-paragraph (5), and
In paragraph 23— (a) omit “immigration officers,” and
In paragraph 26(3) omit “constable or”.
In paragraph 28— (a) omit sub-paragraph (5), and
Before section 28M insert— Enforcement powers in relation to ships:...
In section 28M (enforcement powers in relation to ships: England...
In section 28N (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Scotland)—...
In section 28O (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Northern...
In section 28P (hot pursuit of ships in United Kingdom...
After section 28P insert— Power to seize and dispose of...
In section 28Q (interpretation of Part 3A)—
Schedule 4A (enforcement powers in relation to ships) is amended...
Prisoners returning to the UK: Modifications of Criminal Justice Act 2003
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
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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