Immigration Act Explained

Immigration Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in many countries relating to immigration.

The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Immigration Bill during its passage through Parliament.

Immigration Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to immigration.

List

Australia

• The Immigration Restriction Act 1901
• The Migration Act 1958

Canada

• The Immigration Act, 1906
• The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923
• The Immigration Act, 1952
• The Immigration Act, 1976
• The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2002

Hong Kong

• The Immigration Ordinance 1972

Malaysia

• The Immigration Act 1959/63

New Zealand

• The Immigration Act 1987
• The Immigration Act 2009

United Kingdom

• The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962
• The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968
• The Immigration Act 1971
• The British Nationality Act 1981
• The Immigration Act 1986
• The Immigration Act 1988
• The British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990

Short Title:	Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
Type:	Act
Parliament:	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:	An Act to amend and supplement the Immigration Act 1971 and the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993; to make further provision with respect to persons subject to immigration control and the employment of such persons; and for connected purposes.
Year:	1996
Citation:	1996 c. 49
Royal Assent:	24 July 1996
Status:	current
Original Text:	https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/49/contents/enacted
Uk-Leg Title:	Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
Collapsed:	yes

• The Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
• The Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997
• The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
• The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004
• The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
• The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
• The Immigration Act 2014
• The Immigration Act 2016^[1]

United States

See also: List of United States Immigration Acts.

• The Page Act of 1875
• The Immigration Act of 1882
• The Immigration Act of 1903
• The Immigration act of 1907
• The Immigration Act of 1917
• The Immigration Act of 1918
• The Immigration Restriction Act of 1921
• The Immigration Act of 1924
• The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
• The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
• The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
• The Immigration Act of 1990

Others

• The European Union Asylum and Immigration Act
• The Law No. 2011-672 on Immigration, Integration and Nationality (2011 French Immigration Law)

See also

• List of short titles

Notes and References

1. Web site: Immigration Act 2016 . gov.uk .