1. These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

2. The Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Fees) Regulations 2003( 2 ) shall be amended as follows.

3. In regulation 3, after “regulations” insert “3A, ”.

4. After regulation 3, insert—

“ 3A. —(1) Regulation 3 does not apply to an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom:

(a) for work permit employment,

(b) as a highly skilled migrant,

(c) as a seasonal agricultural worker,

(d) for the purpose of employment under the Sectors-Based Scheme, or

(e) for Home Office approved training or work experience,

under the immigration rules.

(2) The fee to be paid in connection with an application referred to in paragraph (1) shall be £121. ” .

5. In regulation 5, delete paragraphs (b), (c) and (d), and insert—

“ (b) the application is made in respect of a person seeking a variation of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for a period of up to 6 months where the application is made to an immigration officer on arrival at a port of entry in the United Kingdom;

(c) the application is an application referred to in regulation 3A(1) above and 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) or the Council of Europe Revised Social Charter (signed in Strasbourg on 3rd May 1996); ” .