Section 11B — Immigration Act 1971: Offshore workers: requirements to notify arrival and entry dates etc

Offshore workers: requirements to notify arrival and entry dates etc 11B 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with requiring—

a an offshore worker, or b if an offshore worker has one, their sponsor; to give notice to the Secretary of State or an immigration officer of the dates on which the offshore worker arrives in, enters and leaves the United Kingdom.

2 The regulations may make provision for the failure of an offshore worker to comply with a requirement imposed under the regulations to be a ground for—

a the cancellation or variation of their leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom;

b refusing them leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.

3 The failure of an offshore worker’s sponsor to comply with a requirement imposed under the regulations may be taken into account by the Secretary of State when operating immigration skills arrangements made with the sponsor.

4 Regulations under this section—

a are to be made by statutory instrument;

b may make different provision for different cases;

c may make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision.

5 A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

6 For the purposes of this section—

a “ offshore worker ” has the same meaning as in section 11A;

b a person is an offshore worker’s “sponsor” if they have made immigration skills arrangements with the Secretary of State in relation to the offshore worker;

c “ immigration skills arrangements ” has the meaning given by section 70A(2) of the Immigration Act 2014.