Clause 49
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 16 June 2009, 11:00 am
Phil Woolas (Minister of State (the North West), Home Office; Oldham East & Saddleworth, Labour)
Very briefly, this clause is also part of the jigsaw puzzle. The clause title is a phrase that occurs in various parts of nationality legislation and, like the good character requirement in clause 48, is not a new requirement, as is explained in the explanatory notes. We are moving it into the 1981 British Nationality Act so that it sits alongside the provisions to which it relates. It does not change policy or the law in its application; it moves the piece of legislation from nationality law to immigration law. As such, it is part of the simplification process to achieve greater consistency within our legislation.