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StatuteWelfare Reform Act 2012

Section 173A — Welfare Reform Act 2012: Entitlement to be in employment

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Entitlement to be in employment 173A 1 For the purposes of this Act a person is entitled to engage in or to be in any employment if (and only if)—

a the person does not under the Immigration Act 1971 require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or b the person has been granted such leave and—

i the leave is not invalid, ii the leave has not for any reason ceased to have effect, and iii the leave is not subject to a condition preventing the person from accepting that employment.

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