Citation, commencement and expiry

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

(2) They come into force on 30th March 2012.

(3) They cease to have effect on 9th November 2012.

Amendment of the Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006

2.The Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006( 2 ) are amended as follows.

3. In regulation 2, in the definition of “application”—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a) delete “or”;

(b) at the end of paragraph (b) insert—

“ (c) an application for leave to enter the United Kingdom made during the period commencing on 30th March 2012 and ending on 8th November 2012 where the person seeking leave to enter holds an accreditation card and would be required to obtain a visa to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix 1 to the immigration rules were that person not exempted from that requirement in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of that Appendix applicable to holders of accreditation cards; or

(d) an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom made during the period commencing on 30th March 2012 and ending on 8th November 2012 where—

(i) the person has been granted leave to enter the United Kingdom following an application mentioned in paragraph (c);

(ii) an authorised person did not require a record of the person’s fingerprints and photograph of the person’s face to accompany that application for leave to enter; and

(iii) the person seeking leave to remain holds an accreditation card and would have been required to obtain a visa to enter the United Kingdom under Appendix 1 to the immigration rules were that person not exempted from that requirement in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of that Appendix applicable to holders of accreditation cards; ” .

4. In regulation 2—

(a) before the definition of “application” insert—

“ “accreditation card” means an Olympic Identity and Accreditation Card or a Paralympic Identity and Accreditation Card issued by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( 3 ) ; ” ;

(b) after the definition of “Convention travel document” insert—

“ “immigration rules” means rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971; ”

5. In regulation 6, for paragraph (2)(c) substitute—

“ (c) attends any other place nominated by an authorised person where a record of his fingerprints or a photograph of his face is taken by an authorised person or by a person on behalf of an authorised person. ” .