Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 1044
IMMIGRATION
The Immigration Employment Document (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Made
2nd April 2004
Laid before Parliament
7th April 2004
Coming into force
1st May 2004
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 122 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002( 1 ) hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration Employment Document (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st May 2004.
2. —(1)The Immigration Employment Document (Fees) Regulations 2003( 2 ) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3, the definition of “excepted country” shall be deleted.
(3) For regulation 5, there shall be substituted:
“ Exception
5. An application need not be accompanied by a fee if it is made in respect of a person who is a national of a state which has ratified the Council Of Europe Social Charter (signed in Turin on 18th October 1961) ( 3 ) or the Council of Europe Revised Social Charter (signed in Strasbourg on 3rd May 1996) ( 4 ) . ” .
(4) In regulation 6, for “5(a)”, there shall be substituted “5”.
(5) The Schedule is hereby revoked.
Des Browne
Minister of State
Home Office
2nd April 2004
S.I. 2003/54 , as amended by S.I. 2003/1277 , S.I. 2003/2447 and S.I. 2003/2626 .
CETS No. 035.
CETS No. 163.