44 Destitute asylum-seeker
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (2002 c 41) | Legislation

44  Destitute asylum-seeker

(1) Section 94 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c 33) (support for destitute asylum-seeker) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) for the definition of “asylum-seeker” substitute—

““asylum-seeker” means a person—

(a) who is at least 18 years old,

(b) who is in the United Kingdom,

(c) who has made a claim for asylum at a place designated by the Secretary of State,

(d) whose claim has been recorded by the Secretary of State, and

(e) whose claim has not been determined;”.

(3) In subsection (1) for the definition of “dependant” substitute—

““dependant” in relation to an asylum-seeker or a supported person means a person who—

(a) is in the United Kingdom, and

(b) is within a prescribed class;”.

(4)

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