Part 2: Asylum Chapter 8: Removal to safe third country Section 36: Article 1(F): Disapplication of Convention in Case of Serious Crime etc.
Overview: This section defines the situations where the Refugee Convention will not apply to someone where they have committed, or been involved in committing, a serious crime as stipulated in Article 1(F) of the Refugee Convention.
	Background: There are circumstances where a person is excluded from the definition of a refugee on the basis of serious criminal behaviour, or behaviour contrary to the principles of the UN (Article 1(F) of the Refugee Convention). The UK currently applies this through regulation 7 of the 2006 Regulations, which is revoked by section 30(4). The intention of this section is to reflect these exclusions in primary legislation.
	Subsection 1 provides that an individual be considered to have committed a crime described in Article 1(F) if they encouraged or played a role in those crimes. Article 1(F) relates to serious crimes, including crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, serious non-political crimes outside the country of refuge, or acts contrary to the purpose and principles of the UN.
	Subsection 2 provides an interpretation for "serious non-political crime", which includes a particularly cruel action, even if it is committed with an allegedly political objective, for example murder, rape, arson and armed robbery.
	Subsection 3 clarifies that crimes committed outside the country of refuge include crimes committed at any point up until and including the day the individual is granted permission to enter or remain in the UK as a refugee.
	Subsection 4 provides a definition of "biometric immigration document" for the purpose of subsection 3.