Commentary on Sections Appeals Section 9: Abandonment of appeal
25.Section 104(4) of the 2002 Act provides that when a person has an appeal pending the appeal shall be treated as abandoned if the person is granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom or leaves the United Kingdom.  Section 9 amends section 104 to ensure that neither of these events causes an appeal to be treated as abandoned if the appeal was not brought in the United Kingdom.  This prevents anomalies such as an appeal against refusal of entry clearance being treated as abandoned if an entry clearance conferring leave to enter is later granted for a different purpose (new Section 104(4)).
26.A new section 104(4B) will allow an appeal on Refugee Convention grounds to continue if an appellant is granted leave for more than 12 months and gives notice that he wishes to continue the appeal on those grounds. A new section 104(4C) ensures that an appeal brought on race discrimination grounds will continue on those grounds if the appeal is otherwise treated as abandoned when leave is granted, provided the appellant gives notice that he wishes that aspect of his appeal to continue.