Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government which sections of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 that allow the Secretary of State to make regulations (1) have, and (2) have not, been used to make such regulations.
Answered on
20 September 2022
The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (“the Act”) achieved Royal Assent on 28th April 2022.
The provisions set out in section 87(3) and (4) of the Act came into force immediately upon Royal Assent. The provisions set out in section 87(5) of the Act came into force on 28th June 2022. The provisions listed in Schedule 1 of the Act (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) came into force on 28th June 2022 and the provisions listed in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 came into force on 24th August 2022.
Implementation of the Act to date has been through the following pieces of secondary legislation:
- The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Commencement, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2022
- The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022
- The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022
- The Slavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022
- The British Nationality (General, British Overseas Territories and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
- The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers) Order 2022
There have also been changes to the Immigration Rules made during 2022 in relation to the implementation of the Act.
The remaining measures will be implemented over the coming months and into next year.