The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2011

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The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2011

Statutory Instruments

Immigration

Nationality

Made

1 st April 2011

Coming into force

6 th April 2011

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations with the consent of the Treasury(1) in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 51(3) , 52(1) and (3) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006(2) , and in reliance on section 42(1) , (2) and (2 A) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004(3).

In accordance with section 42(6) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 , the Secretary of State has consulted with such persons as appear appropriate prior to making these Regulations.

In accordance with section 42(7) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 6 th April 2011.

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 1971 Act” means the Immigration Act 1971(4);

“the 1981 Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981(5);

“the 2006 Act” means the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006;

“the 2011 Order” means the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2011(6);

“an application for naturalisation” means an application for naturalisation as a—

British citizen under section 6(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act, or

British overseas territories citizen under section 18(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act;

“an application for registration” means an application for registration as a—

British citizen under section 1(3)(7) , (3 A)(8) or (4) , 3(1) , (2)(9) or (5)(10) , 4(2) or (5) , 4 A(11) , 4 B(12) , 4 D(13) , 10(1)(14) or (2)(15) , or 13(1) or (3) of the 1981 Act, or paragraph 3(16) , 4(17) or 5 of Schedule 2 to the 1981 Act;

British overseas territories citizen under sections 24(18) and 13(1) or (3) , or 15(3)(19) or (4)(20) , 17(1)(21) , (2)(22) or (5)(23) , or 22(1)(24) or (2)(25) of, or paragraph 3 , 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;

British overseas citizen under section 27(1) of the 1981 Act, or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to that Act, or

British subject under section 32 of, or paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the 1981 Act;

“assistance” means assistance, accommodation or maintenance provided under—

section 17 , 20 or 23 of the Children Act 1989(26) ,

section 22 , 25 or 26 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995(27) ...

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