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# The Illegal Migration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2023 No. 989 (C. 57)
IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM
The Illegal Migration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023
Made
11th September 2023
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 68(1) and (2) of the Illegal Migration Act 2023.

## 1 Citation and extent {#regulation-1}

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## 2 Provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 coming into force on 28th September 2023 {#regulation-2}

The following provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 come into force on 28th September 2023—
(a) section 12 (period for which persons may be detained);
(b) section 15 and the following paragraphs of Schedule 2 (electronic devices etc), for the purpose of making regulations—
(i) paragraph 8 (power of retention);
(ii) paragraph 10 (relevant articles containing items subject to legal privilege);
(iii) paragraph 11 (extension of powers to other persons);
(c) section 59 (inadmissibility of certain asylum and human rights claims), for the purpose of making regulations;
(d) section 60 (cap on number of entrants using safe and legal routes), so far as not already in force;
(e) section 61 (report on safe and legal routes);
(f) section 62 (credibility of claimant: concealment of information etc).