Commentary on Sections Appeals Section 11: Continuation of leave
28.Section 11 amends section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 (the 1971 Act), which currently extends leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom if it would expire while an application is being considered and for such time as an appeal against a decision to curtail or refuse to vary leave could be brought or is pending. The minor amendments to subsections (2) and (3) make it clear that leave shall only be continued when an in country appeal may be brought or is pending.
29.Section 3C(6) of the 1971 Act  defines when an application is decided for the purposes of section 3C as when a notice of decision is given in accordance with regulations made under section 105 of the 2002 Act, but non-appealable decisions do not properly come within the terms of those Regulations.  Subsection (3) replaces section 3C(6) with a provision enabling the Secretary of State to make regulations which will better define the types of notice which terminate leave extended by section 3C.
30.Subsection (5) creates a new section 3D in the Immigration Act 1971. This provides that leave shall be continued while an in country appeal against revocation or curtailment of leave may be brought or is pending. It also prevents the making of an application to vary leave while leave is continued in this way.. This replaces the provisions in section 82(3) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act, and accordingly that section is repealed.