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Title and introductory text
2024 No. 523
Immigration And Asylum
The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2024
Made
16th April 2024
Coming into force
17th April 2024
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 80AA(2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
In accordance with section 80AA(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State is satisfied that (a) there is in general in the States to be added to section 80AA(1) of that Act by these Regulations no serious risk of persecution of nationals of those States and that (b) removal to those States of nationals of those States will not in general contravene the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Human Rights Convention.
In accordance with section 80AA(6) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Propose a change2 Amendment of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
In the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, in section 80AA(1) (Safe States for the purposes of section 80A)—
(a) after paragraph (k), insert—
(ka) Georgia,
, and
(b) after paragraph (o), insert—
(oa) India,
.
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