
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.
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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).
Robert Jenrick
Minister of State
Home Office
11th September 2023