Part 6: Miscellaneous Section 82: Pre-consolidation amendments of immigration legislation
Overview: This section gives the Secretary of State power by regulation to amend immigration legislation in order to make pre-consolidation changes to facilitate a consolidation Act.
	Background: The Windrush Lessons Learned Review (WLLR), published on 19 July 2018, said that it is widely accepted that immigration and nationality law is very complex.
	WLLR Recommendation 21 is: "Reduce the complexity of immigration and nationality law, immigration rules and guidance – Building on the Law Commission’s review of the Immigration Rules the Home Secretary should request that the Law Commission extend the remit of its simplification programme to include work to consolidate statute law. This will make sure the law is much more accessible for the public, enforcement officers, caseworkers, advisers, judges and Home Office policy makers ".
	At least 16 Acts have been passed that wholly or partly concern immigration or nationality since 1971. This makes it difficult for applicants, legal advisers and caseworkers to navigate the system. This provision relates to the consolidation of immigration laws.
	Subsection 1 gives the Secretary of State power by regulations to amend or modify previous Acts which relate to immigration where to do so would facilitate, or be desirable in connection with, the consolidation of immigration laws.
	Subsection 2 sets out the existing Acts to which this would apply, and includes immigration provisions in any other Acts, whenever passed.
	Subsection 3 provides that "amend" includes repeal (and similar terms are to be read accordingly).
	Subsections 4 and 5 set out that the powers are conditional on the passing of a future Act which will consolidate all or a large proportion of the Acts relating to immigration. Any regulations made under this section will come into effect immediately before that Act comes into effect.
	Subsection 6 stipulates that statutory instrument must be the means by which any regulations are made under this section, and that the regulations are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.