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Legislation round-up

19 March 2009
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Legislation news update

25 Nov 2008

Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Objection to Civil Penalty) Order 2008 (SI 2008/2830)

Sets out prescribed matters in respect of an objection to a civil penalty issued under the biometric registration provisions of the UK Borders Act 2007.

A penalty notice may be issued if a person fails to comply with a requirement of regulations made under the biometric registration provisions of the Act, including, if the holder of a biometric immigration document fails to notify the secretary of state that the document has been lost or stolen.

Prescribes the requirements as to the form and content of the objection notice, the time period within which the notice must be given, and the time period within which the secretary of state must respond.

1 Jan 2009

Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2847)

Amend the Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) Regulations 1992 (SI 1992/2790) by increasing from £260,000 to £270,000 the threshold at or below which a business in the UK is exempt from providing Intrastat information.

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