New Clause 7 - Interpretation of Refugee Convention
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill
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'(1) In Article 31 of the Refugee Convention—
''directly'' means without transit through or landfall (whether by land, sea or air) in a safe country.
(2) In subsection (1)—
''the Refugee Convention'' means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951 and its protocol;
''safe country'' include the countries listed in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to this Act and such other countries as the Secretary of State may designate.'.—[Mr. Turner.]
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