Part 2Amendments to the Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006

Amendment to regulation 6

regulation 7 + 7.  In regulation 6 (process by which an individual’s fingerprints and photograph may be obtained and recorded)(1)—

regulation 7 a + (a)in paragraph (1)—

regulation 7 a i + (i)for “individual” in each place where it appears, substitute “applicant”;

regulation 7 a ii + (ii)for “individual’s” in each place where it appears, substitute “applicant’s”;

regulation 7 a iii + (iii)omit “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (c);

regulation 7 a iv + (iv)at the end of sub-paragraph (d), insert “and”;

regulation 7 a v + (v)after sub-paragraph (d) insert—

“(e)require the applicant to provide a record of the applicant’s fingerprints or a photograph of the applicant’s face by electronic means.”;

regulation 7 b + (b)after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) An authorised person may require an entrant to provide a record of their fingerprints or a photograph of their face upon arrival in the United Kingdom.”;

regulation 7 c + (c)after paragraph (2), insert—

“(3) An authorised person who requires an applicant or entrant to provide biometric information may require or permit that biometric information to be provided by automated means.”.