Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 3393
IMMIGRATION
The Asylum (First List of Safe Countries) (Amendment) Order 2006
Made
18th December 2006
Coming into force
1st January 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred upon him by paragraph 20(1) of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc. ) Act 2004( 1 );
In accordance with paragraph 21(1) of Schedule 3 to that Act a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Asylum (First List of Safe Countries) (Amendment) Order 2006.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st January 2007.
(3) The amendments to Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 made by article 2 shall take effect on or after 1st January 2007 in relation to an asylum or human rights claim made before that date provided that no decision either to refuse the claimant leave to enter or remove him from the United Kingdom following that claim has been made before that date.
First List States
2. —(1) The States below shall be added to the list of States in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (first list of safe countries).
(2) After paragraph (b) insert “(ba) Bulgaria,”.
(3) After paragraph (v) insert “(va) Romania,”.
Liam Byrne
Minister of State
Home Office
18th December 2006