Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 2816
IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM
The Carriers' Liability (Clandestine Entrants) (Level of Penalty: Code of Practice) Order 2002
Made
15th November 2002
Laid before Parliament
15th November 2002
Coming into force
8th December 2002
Whereas—
(1) in pursuance of section 32A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999( 1 ) (“the 1999 Act”), the Secretary of State is required to issue a code of practice specifying matters to be considered in determining the amount of a penalty under section 32 of the 1999 Act (penalty for carrying clandestine entrants);
(2) section 32A has been brought into force for the purpose of enabling the exercise of the power to bring into operation the said code of practice;
(3) the Secretary of State has prepared the draft of such a code; and
(4) in pursuance of section 32A(3) of the 1999 Act the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the code of practice before Parliament;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 32A(4) of the 1999 Act, hereby orders as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Carriers' Liability (Clandestine Entrants) (Level of Penalty: Code of Practice) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 8th December 2002.
2. The code of practice entitled “Immigration and Asylum Act 1999: Level of Penalty: Code of Practice”, laid in draft before Parliament on 14th November 2002 and which specifies matters to be considered in determining the amount of a penalty under section 32 of the 1999 Act, shall come into operation on 8th December 2002.
Filkin
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
15th November 2002
1999 c. 33 . Section 32A of the 1999 Act was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 8 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) .