Citation 1999 c 33 | Royal assent 11 November 1999 | |
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Long title An Act to make provision about immigration and asylum; to make provision about procedures in connection with marriage on superintendent registrar’s certificate; and for connected purposes. Territorial extent England and Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland | ||
The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c 33) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It followed a 1998 government white paper entitled "Fairer, Faster And Firmer – A Modern Approach To Immigration And Asylum". Its main aim was to create a faster system to deal with a backlog of cases.
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Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA