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INVIGRATION BIEL

APPENDIX

The Bill will replace the Aliens Restriction Acts 1914-19 and the Commonwealth Immigrants Acts 1962-68 with a single code of permanent legislation on immigration control. Within the general Framework of the control laid down in the Bill, the categories of. persons from overseas who are to be eligible for admission to the Ünited Kingdom and the conditions under which they are to be admitted will be defined in "Immigration Rules" made by the Home Secretary, of which a draft will be laid before Parliament when the Bill is introduced. The Bill will also amend in certain respects the provisions of the British Nationality Act 1948 about acquisition of citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies by registration. This note summarises the mai tome to be dealt with in the Bill and the immigration rules.

IMMIGRATION CONTROL:

GENERAL

Persons subiect to control

2.

The following are to be exempt from immigration control by reason of their connection with the United Kingdom:

Any citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies who, or whoso

parent or grandparent:-

iv.

was born in the United Kingdom;

was naturalised in the United Kingdom;

became a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by

adoption in the United Kingdom;

became a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by

registration in the United Kingdom.

The burden of proving exemption is to lie on the person claiming it. Possession of a United Kingdom passport issued in the United Kingdom on to a British subject in the Irish Republic is, however, to be prima facie evidence that the holder (and anyone else included on the passport) is exempt from control unless the passport is endorsed to the effect that he is subject to control.

3. The powers of control afforded by the Bill will apply to Commonwealth citizens (except as mentioned in the preceding paragraph), British protected persons, citizens of the Inish Republic

and aliens.

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It is not proposed to alter the present arrangements under which the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man and the Irish Republic form a common travel area, and people are free to move from one part of the area to another without passing through an immigration control, Power will be taken to ensure that persons

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