Section 19 — Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006: Code of practice

Code of practice 19 1 The Secretary of State shall issue a code of practice specifying factors to be considered by him in determining the amount of a penalty imposed under section 15.

2 The code—

a shall not be issued unless a draft has been laid before Parliament, and b shall come into force in accordance with provision made by order of the Secretary of State.

3 The Secretary of State shall from time to time review the code and may revise and re-issue it following a review; and a reference in this section to the code includes a reference to the code as revised.