Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 3306
IMMIGRATION
The Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2005
Made
1st December 2005
Coming into force
2nd December 2005
The Secretary of State is satisfied that there is in general in the States to be added to section 94(4) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002( 1 ) by article 2 of this Order no serious risk of persecution of persons or men, as relevant, entitled to reside in those States and that removal to those States of persons or men, as relevant, entitled to reside there will not in general contravene the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Human Rights Convention;
Therefore, the Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 94(5) and (5A) of that Act( 2 );
In accordance with section 112(4)(b) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2005 and shall come into force on the day after it is made, but shall not apply in relation to an asylum or human rights claim made prior to the commencement of this Order.
Designated States
2. The States listed below shall be added to the list of States in section 94(4) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002:
“ (z) Mongolia,
(aa) Ghana (in respect of men),
(bb) Nigeria (in respect of men). ”
Andy Burnham
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
1st December 2005
2002 c. 41 . Section 94(4) has been amended by the Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/970 ), the Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1919 ), the Asylum (Designated States) (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1016 ), the Asylum (Designated States) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/330 ) and section 27(4) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc. ) Act 2004 ( 2004 c. 19) .
Section 94(5A) was inserted by section 27(5) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 ( 2004 c. 19) .