Part 3: General Section 8: Extent
The provisions of the Act extend to the whole of the United Kingdom. The immigration matters to which the provisions of the Act relate are not within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales or the Northern Ireland Assembly.
	Subsections (2) to (4) enable the provisions of, and amendments made by, Part 1 and sections 7 and 10 (to the extent relating to Part 1) of the Act to be extended to the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the British Overseas Territories by Order in Council.
	Subsection (5) provides provisions of regulations made under section 5 of the Act which amend legislation that already extends directly to any of those territories may have the same extent as the legislation being amended.