SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18Immigration advice and immigration services

Part 2Amendments of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)

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1

Schedule 5 (the Immigration Services Commissioner) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 3 (code of standards)—

a

after sub-paragraph (3)(a) insert—

aa

a person who is authorised by a designated qualifying regulator to provide immigration advice or immigration services;

b

in sub-paragraph (3)(b) after “paragraph (a)” insert “ or (aa) ”,

c

after sub-paragraph (6)(a) insert—

aa

each of the designated qualifying regulators;

d

omit sub-paragraph (6)(b).

3

In paragraph 4 (extension of scope of the code)—

a

omit sub-paragraph (2)(b),

b

in sub-paragraph (3)(a) omit “England and Wales or”, and

c

omit sub-paragraph (4)(a).

4

In paragraph 5 (investigation of complaints)—

a

in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “but” to the end substitute— “ but not if the complaint is excluded by sub-paragraph (3A). ”,

b

after that sub-paragraph insert—

3A

A complaint is excluded if—

a

it relates to a person who is excluded from the application of subsection (1) of section 84 by subsection (6) of that section, or

b

it relates to a person within section 84(2)(ba).