Citation and commencement

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Interim Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2002.

(2) These Regulations (except regulations 4 and 5) shall come into force on 1st April 2002 and regulations 4 and 5 shall come into force on 8th April 2002.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations “the 1999 Regulations” means the Asylum Support (Interim Provisions) Regulations 1999( 2 ).

Extension of the interim period

3. In regulation 2(5) of the 1999 Regulations, for the words “1st April 2002” there is substituted “5th April 2004”.

Prescribed period under section 94(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

4. For regulation 2(6) of the 1999 Regulations there is substituted:

“ (6) The period prescribed under section 94(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (day on which a claim for asylum is determined) for the purposes of Part VI of that Act is 28 days where paragraph (7) below applies, and 21 days in any other case.

(7) This paragraph applies where:

(a) the Secretary of State notifies the claimant that his decision is to accept the asylum claim;

(b) the Secretary of State notifies the claimant that his decision is to reject the asylum claim but at the same time notifies him that he is giving him limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; or

(c) an appeal by the claimant against the Secretary of State’s decision has been disposed of by being allowed. ” .

Provision of support by way of payments made

5. Regulation 5(5) of the 1999 Regulations is hereby revoked.