Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 1304
IMMIGRATION
The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2004
Made
11th May 2004
Laid before Parliament
12th May 2004
Coming into force
13th May 2004
In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999( 1 ) hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 13th May 2004.
2. —(1)The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003( 2 ) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In article 3A (Exemption from the requirement for a transit passenger to hold a transit visa):
(a) in paragraph (1) (a), after “via the United Kingdom”, there shall be inserted “as part of a journey”;
(b) for paragraph (1) (b), there shall be substituted:
“ (b) a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from Canada or the United States of America to another country or territory, provided that the transit passenger does not seek to travel via the United Kingdom on a date more than six months from the date on which he last entered Canada or the United States of America with a valid visa for entry to that country or territory; ” ;
(c) after paragraph (1)(h), there shall be inserted:
“ (i) a diplomatic or official passport issued by Vietnam. ” ; and
(d) paragraph (2) is hereby revoked.
(3) In Schedule 1:
(a) after “Ivory Coast”, there shall be inserted “Kenya”; and
(b) after “Sudan”, there shall be inserted “Tanzania”.
Des Browne
Minister of State
Home Office
11th May 2004
S.I. 2003/1185 ; as amended by S.I. 2003/2628 .