title: Immigration Act 1988, 10 May 1988.
abstract: This Act amends the Immigration Act 1971 to do the following, among other things: 1) remove from the 1971 Act the obligation of immigration rules to preserve the statutory rights of Commonwealth citizens settled in the UK as of 1 January 1973, and their wives and children, to enter and remain in the UK; 2) ensure that only one polygamous wife or widow of a polygamous marriage, who otherwise would have the right of abode in the UK because of marriage, has a right to enter as long as more than one such wife or widow is living; 3) restrict the right to appeal of a person refused leave to enter to those persons who have a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode or have been granted citizenship; 4) restrict the issues to be considered on appeal of a person who has been ordered deported after less than seven years in the UK,  subsequent to legal entry, to liability to deportation, in effect removing consideration of all relevant circumstances; 5) provide that any appeal against a refusal to vary leave automatically expires if a deportation order is made; 6) make the offense of overstaying one's granted period of leave to enter a continuing offense so that the statute of limitations on the offense does not apply; 7) provide that persons with the right of freedom of movement in the European Community do not need leave to enter or remain in the UK; 8) provide for the immigration examination of passengers to take place prior to arrival in the UK; 9) provide that leave to enter for six months is deemed granted after an examination if notice for granting or refusing leave is not given within 24 hours; previously the leave was indefinite in time limit and was deemed granted after 12 hours; 10) extend from two months to indefinitely the time limits within which removal directions may be given for persons refused leave to enter; and 11) authorize employment and occupation restrictions to be placed on persons given temporary admission or released on bail.  The Immigration (Restricted Right of Appeal Against Deportation) (Exemption) No. 2 Order 1988 (S.I. No. 1203) makes an exception to 4) above for persons claiming asylum.
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012036:Refugees; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Europe; Family Policy; International Migration--legal aspects; Labor Migration--legal aspects; Legislation; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Migrants; Migration; Nationality--legal aspects; Northern Europe; Nuptiality; Policy; Polygamy--legal aspects; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Refugees--legal aspects; Social Policy; United Kingdom