Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 1602 (C. 64)
IMMIGRATION
The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc. ) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007
Made
4th June 2007
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 48(3) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants. Etc.) Act 2004( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004.
Commencement and transitional provision
2. —(1) Subject to paragraph (3), section 12 (refugee: back-dating of benefits) of the Act shall come into force on 14th June 2007.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), section 47 (repeals) of, and Schedule 4 (repeals) to, the Act shall come into force on 14th June 2007, to the extent that those provisions relate to entries listed in the Schedule to this Order.
(3) The commencement of the provisions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to a person who is recorded as a refugee on or before 14th June 2007.
(4) For these purposes a person is recorded as a refugee on the day on which the Secretary of State notifies him that he has been recognised as a refugee and granted asylum in the United Kingdom.
Joan Ryan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
4th June 2007
Article 2
SCHEDULE
Repeals
| Short title and chapter | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|
| Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c.33) | Section 123( 2 ). |
| State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16) | In Schedule 2, paragraph 42. |
| Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) | In Schedule 4, paragraph 22. |
| State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)) | In Schedule 2, paragraph 31. |
| Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) | Section 52. |
2004 c.19 . The power in section 48(3) is extended by sections 12(5) and 48(4).
Section 123(7) was amended by section 52 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c.41) which was not brought into force. Section 123(9)(ba) was inserted by the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) , section 51 and Schedule 4, paragraphs 20, 22(1) and 22(2). Section 123(9) was amended by the Tax Credits Act 2002, section 51 and Schedule 4, paragraphs 20, 22(1) and 22(3); the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16) section 14 and Schedule 2, paragraph 42; and the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c.14 (N.I.)) section 14 and Schedule 2, paragraph 31.