Section 76 — Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002: Revocation of leave to enter or remain

Revocation of leave to enter or remain 76 1 The Secretary of State may revoke a person’s indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom if the person—

a is liable to deportation, but b cannot be deported for legal reasons.

2 The Secretary of State may revoke a person’s indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom if—

a the leave was obtained by deception, b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 The Secretary of State may revoke a person’s indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom if the person, or someone of whom he is a dependant, ceases to be a refugee as a result of—

a voluntarily availing himself of the protection of his country of nationality, b voluntarily re-acquiring a lost nationality, c acquiring the nationality of a country other than the United Kingdom and availing himself of its protection, or d voluntarily establishing himself in a country in respect of which he was a refugee.

4 In this section— “ indefinite leave ” has the meaning given by section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (interpretation), “ liable to deportation ” has the meaning given by section 3(5) and (6) of that Act (deportation), “ refugee ” has the meaning given by the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951 and its Protocol, and ...

5 A power under subsection (1) or (2) to revoke leave may be exercised—

a in respect of leave granted before this section comes into force;

b in reliance on anything done before this section comes into force.

6 A power under subsection (3) to revoke leave may be exercised—

a in respect of leave granted before this section comes into force, but b only in reliance on action taken after this section comes into force. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .