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Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 1553
Immigration
The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa)(Amendment) Order 2011
Made
20th June 2011
Laid before Parliament
23rd June 2011
Coming into force
14th July 2011
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999(1).
Citation and Commencement
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2011.
(2) This Order comes into force on 14th July 2011.
Amendment to the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003
2.-(1) The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003(2) is amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1(3) after "Vietnam" insert "Yemen".
Damian Green
Minister of State
Home Office
20th June 2011
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is made under section 41 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. It amends the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003 (the "2003 Order"). The 2003 Order requires certain passengers to hold a transit visa to pass through the United Kingdom without entering whilst transiting to another country or territory.
Article 2 of this Order requires nationals and citizens of Yemen to hold a transit visa.
2003/1185.
Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2003/2628, S.I. 2004/1304, S.I. 2005/492, S.I. 2006/493, S.I. 2009/198, S.I. 2009/1032 and S.I. 2009/1229.