Clause 20 - Fees
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill
3:45 pm
Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment No. 77, in
clause 20, page 20, line 43, at end add—
'(6) Instruments prescribing fees under the provisions of this section shall ensure that no student, prospective student, student nurse, postgraduate doctor, postgraduate dentist, trainee general practitioner, academic visitor or dependent of such a person shall have to pay more than once in any period of ten years a fee that exceeds the administrative cost of determining the application or undertaking the process.'.
Amendment No. 78, in
clause 20, page 20, line 43, at end add—
'(6) No fees shall be prescribed using the powers conferred in this section unless the Secretary of State has first given at least three months' notice of his intentions and consulted with bodies and individuals appearing to him to represent the interests of those affected.'.
New clause 2—Charges—
'At the end of section 5 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c.33)(charges) add—
''(8) Regulations made under this section may confer discretion on the Secretary of State or another person to waive or to refund all or part of any fee in cases when, in the opinion of the Secretary of State or any person designated under the regulations, mistakes have been made, insufficient leave has been given, delays have occurred, passports have been lost or misdirected, or payments have been mishandled.''.'.