(2) In this Act, references to a person do not include a person who is a national of the Republic of Rwanda or who has obtained a passport or other document of identity in the Republic of Rwanda.
9Extent
(1) This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject as follows.
(2) Any amendment made by this Act has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision to which it relates.
(3) His Majesty may by Order in Council provide for any of the provisions of this Act to extend, with or without modifications, to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
(4) A power under any provision listed in subsection (5) may be exercised so as to extend (with or without modifications) to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man any amendment made by this Act of any part of an Act to which the provision listed in subsection (5) relates.
(5) Those provisions are—
- (a) section 60(4) of the UK Borders Act 2007, and
- (b) section 67(7) of the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
10Commencement and transitional provision
(1) This Act comes into force on the day on which the Rwanda Treaty enters into force.
(2) This Act applies to any decision by a decision-maker relating to the removal of a person to the Republic of Rwanda that is made on or after the day on which the Rwanda Treaty enters into force, irrespective of when the person arrived in the United Kingdom.
11Short title
This Act may be cited as the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024.
