Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 1735
IMMIGRATION
The Asylum Support Appeals (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2003
Made
10th July 2003
Laid before Parliament
15th July 2003
Coming into force
11th August 2003
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 104 and 166(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999( 1 ), after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992( 2 ), and having regard to the desirability of securing, so far as reasonably practicable, that appeals are brought and disposed of with the minimum of delay, hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Rules may be cited as the Asylum Support Appeals (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2003 and shall come into force on 11th August 2003.
(2) These Rules do not apply in relation to decision letters received by appellants before 11th August 2003.
Amendments to the Asylum Support Appeals (Procedure) Rules 2000
2. The Asylum Support Appeals (Procedure) Rules 2000( 3 ) are amended as follows.
3. In rule 3(3), for “2 days”, substitute “3 days”.
4. In rule 4(2), for “On the day after the day”, substitute “2 days after the day”.
5. In rule 6(1), for “4 days”, substitute “not later than 5 days”.
6. In rule 6(2), for “4 days”, substitute “5 days”.
7. In rule 13(1)(d), for “2 days”, substitute “3 days”.
8. For the notice of appeal form in the Schedule, substitute the notice of appeal form in the Schedule to these Rules.
Beverley Hughes
Minister of State
Home Office
10th July 2003
Rule 8
