Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 835 (L. 5)
Immigration
The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2007
Made
14th March 2007
Laid before Parliament
14th March 2007
Coming into force
10th April 2007
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 106(1) to (3) and 112(3) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002( 1 ), and section 40A(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981( 2 ), after consulting with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992( 3 ), makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These rules may be cited as the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2007.
(2) These Rules shall come into force on 10th April 2007.
Amendments to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2005
2. In rule 19(1) of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2005( 4 )—
(a) for “must”, substitute “may”;
(b) omit “the party or his representative”;
(c) insert at the beginning of sub-paragraph (a) “the party or his representative”; and
(d) for sub-paragraph (b), substitute “(b) there is no good reason for such absence.”.
3. At the end of rule 62(7) of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2005, insert “, unless the Tribunal directs otherwise.”.
Signatory text
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Constitutional Affairs
14th March 2007
2002 c.41 . Section 106 was amended by paragraph 21 of Schedule 2 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc. ) Act 2004 (c.19) .
1981 c.61 . Section 40A was inserted by section 4(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c.41) and amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004 (c.19) .
S.I. 2005/230 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Rules.