1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Short-term Holding Facilities) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 4th November 2002.

NOTES
Initial Commencement
Specified date

Specified date: 4 November 2002: see above.

2 Extension of section 149 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to short-term holding facilities

2Extension of section 149 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to short-term holding facilities

Section 149 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (contracting out of certain detention centres) is hereby extended to short-term holding facilities.

NOTES
Initial Commencement
Specified date

Specified date: 4 November 2002: see reg 1.

Signature

Beverley Hughes

Minister of State

Home Office

8th October 2002

EXPLANATORY NOTE

EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations extend section 149 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, which provides for the contracting out of certain detention centres, to short-term holding facilities. This enables the Secretary of State to enter into a contract with another person for the provision or running (or the provision and running) by him, or (if the contract so provides) for the running by sub-contractors of his, of any short-term holding facility or part of a short-term holding facility.

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