Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

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The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is a major UK statute that overhauled citizenship rules and tightened immigration and asylum procedures in the early 21st century.

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Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 canonical 15

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom immigration law ⓘ
amends British Nationality Act 1981 ⓘ
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 ⓘ
citation 2002 c. 41 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn accommodation centres for asylum seekers ⓘ
appeals in immigration and asylum cases ⓘ
carrier liability for bringing inadequately documented passengers ⓘ
deprivation of British citizenship ⓘ
detention and removal of persons subject to immigration control ⓘ
information sharing between public authorities for immigration purposes ⓘ
support for asylum seekers ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createsConcept citizenship ceremonies in the United Kingdom ⓘ
createsRequirement English language and knowledge of life in the UK tests for naturalisation ⓘ
citizenship oath and pledge for new British citizens ⓘ
geographicalScope United Kingdom ⓘ
hasPart Part 1: Nationality ⓘ
Part 2: Immigration ⓘ
Part 3: Asylum ⓘ
Part 4: General ⓘ
introducedBy Home Office (United Kingdom) ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
legislativeArea asylum law ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
nationality law ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
longTitle An Act to make provision about nationality, immigration and asylum; and for connected purposes ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
partOf United Kingdom immigration and nationality legislative framework ⓘ
policyContext early 21st century UK immigration and asylum reform ⓘ
purpose to reform British nationality law ⓘ
to reform asylum procedures ⓘ
to tighten immigration controls ⓘ
regulates acquisition of British citizenship by naturalisation ⓘ
acquisition of British citizenship by registration ⓘ
relatedTo Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 ⓘ
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 ⓘ
Immigration Act 1971 ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2002-11-07 ⓘ
sectionCountApproximate 200+ sections ⓘ
shortTitle Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
status in force with amendments ⓘ
typeOfMeasure Public General Act ⓘ
yearOfAct 2002 ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British nationality law → legalBasis → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
British Nationality Act 1981 → significantlyAmendedBy → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
Immigration Act 1971 → amendedBy → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 → amends → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
Immigration Act 2016 → amends → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 → amends → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
Immigration Act 2014 → relatedTo → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
British Overseas citizenship → governingLegislation → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 → shortTitle → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
Nationality and Borders Act 2022 → amends → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 → relatedTo → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 → subjectToAmendmentBy → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
UK Borders Act 2007 → amends → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 → amends → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
UK Parliament 2001–2005 → enactedLegislation → Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ