55 Late claim for asylum: refusal of support [55 Late protection claim: refusal of support]

55  Late claim for asylum: refusal of support [55 Late protection claim: refusal of support]

(1)     The Secretary of State may not provide or arrange for the provision of support to a person under a provision mentioned in subsection (2) if—

(a)     the person makes a claim for asylum [protection claim] which is recorded by the Secretary of State, and

(b)     the Secretary of State is not satisfied that the claim was made as soon as reasonably practicable after the person's arrival in the United Kingdom.

(2)     The provisions are—

(a)     sections 4, 95 and 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c 33) (support for asylum-seeker, &c),

[(aa)     sections 95A and 98A of that Act (support for failed asylum-seeker, &c),] and

(b)     sections 17 and 24 of this Act (accommodation centre).

(3)     An authority may not provide or arrange

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