Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

E938867

Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom immigration law

The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is a major UK statute that overhauled citizenship rules and tightened immigration and asylum procedures in the early 21st century.

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Label	Occurrences
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 canonical	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom immigration law ⓘ
amends	British Nationality Act 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ
citation	2002 c. 41 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	accommodation centres for asylum seekers ⓘ appeals in immigration and asylum cases ⓘ carrier liability for bringing inadequately documented passengers ⓘ deprivation of British citizenship ⓘ detention and removal of persons subject to immigration control ⓘ information sharing between public authorities for immigration purposes ⓘ support for asylum seekers ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createsConcept	citizenship ceremonies in the United Kingdom ⓘ
createsRequirement	English language and knowledge of life in the UK tests for naturalisation ⓘ citizenship oath and pledge for new British citizens ⓘ
geographicalScope	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Part 1: Nationality ⓘ Part 2: Immigration ⓘ Part 3: Asylum ⓘ Part 4: General ⓘ
introducedBy	Home Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ
legislativeArea	asylum law ⓘ immigration law ⓘ nationality law ⓘ
legislativeBody	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to make provision about nationality, immigration and asylum; and for connected purposes ⓘ
parliament	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	United Kingdom immigration and nationality legislative framework ⓘ
policyContext	early 21st century UK immigration and asylum reform ⓘ
purpose	to reform British nationality law ⓘ to reform asylum procedures ⓘ to tighten immigration controls ⓘ
regulates	acquisition of British citizenship by naturalisation ⓘ acquisition of British citizenship by registration ⓘ
relatedTo	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ Immigration Act 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ
royalAssentDate	2002-11-07 ⓘ
sectionCountApproximate	200+ sections ⓘ
shortTitle	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	in force with amendments ⓘ
typeOfMeasure	Public General Act ⓘ
yearOfAct	2002 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British nationality law → legalBasis → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ

British Nationality Act 1981 → significantlyAmendedBy → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ

Immigration Act 1971 → amendedBy → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ