Summary Part 3 – Immigration
23.Section 50 amends section 3(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1971 (“IA 1971”) to allow a condition to be imposed on a migrant’s limited leave to enter or remain in the UK restricting his or her studies whilst here.
24.Section 51 extends existing powers to take fingerprints in section 141 of the 1999 Act to include “foreign criminals” subject to the automatic deportation provisions in sections 32 to 38 of the UK Borders Act 2007 (“UKBA 2007”).
25.Section 52 extends the permissive detention power in section 2 of the UKBA 2007 to designated immigration officers in Scotland and amends section 60(1) of that Act to reflect that sections 1 to 4 extend to Scotland.