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The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2009

Type Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2009-05-14

Last updated 2009-05-18

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This Order is made under sections 41 and 166(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. It revokes the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009 which is not yet in force, and amends the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003 (the “2003 Order”). The 2003 Order requires certain passengers to hold a transit visa to pass through the United Kingdom without entering whilst transiting to another country or territory.

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Made: 14th May 2009

Laid before Parliament: 15th May 2009

Coming into force in accordance with article 2

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 41 and 166(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999⁶.

Citation and Commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2009.

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(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) this Order comes into force on 17th May 2009.

(2) Article 4(1), 4(2) and 4(4)(a) comes into force on 18th May 2009.

(3) Article 4(3) and (4)(b) to (d) comes into force on 1st July 2009.

Revocation

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The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009⁷ is revoked.

Amendments to the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003

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(1) The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003⁸ shall be amended as follows.

(2) In article 2, after paragraph (3A) insert—

(3B) This paragraph applies to a person who holds a passport issued by the Republic of Venezuela that does not contain biometric information held in an electronic chip.

(3) In article 2, omit paragraph (3A).

(4) In Schedule 1—

(a) after “Belarus” insert “Bolivia”;

(b) after “Lebanon” insert “Lesotho”;

(d) after “Sudan” insert “Swaziland”.

Signed

Phil Woolas — Minister of State — 14th May 2009

Editorial notes

Art. 1 in force at 17.5.2009, see art. 2(1)

Art. 2 in force at 17.5.2009, see art. 2(1)

Art. 3 in force at 17.5.2009, see art. 2(1)

Art. 4(1)(2)(4)(a) in force at 18.5.2009, see art. 2(2)

Art. 4(3)(4)(b)-(d) in force at 1.7.2009, see art. 2(3)

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article 4 (2) of this Order provides that from 18th May 2009 a person who holds a passport issued by the Republic of Venezuela that does not contain biometric information held in an electronic chip requires a transit visa.

Article 4 (4)(a) has the effect that from 18th May 2009 nationals and citizens of Bolivia will require a transit visa.

From 1st July 2009 nationals and citizens of Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland will require a transit visa. Article 4(3) removes the temporary exemption from the visa regime available to certain South Africans with a previous travel history to the United Kingdom on 1st July 2009.

This Order revokes and replaces the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009. That Order is revoked on the 17th May 2009, before it comes into force.

Footnotes

1999 c. 33.

S.I. 2009/1032. This S.I. is not yet in force.

S.I. 2003/1185 as amended by S.I. 2003/2628, S.I. 2004/1304, S.I. 2005/492 , S.I. 2006/493, S.I. 2009/198 and S.I. 2009/1032.

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