
Immigration
(Control of Entry Through Republic of Ireland) (Amendment – End of Transition
Period) (Jersey) Order 2020
Made 21st December 2020
Coming into
force in accordance with Article 8
THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS makes this Order under section 9(2)
and (6) of the Immigration Act 1971 as extended to Jersey with
modifications by the Immigration (Jersey) Order 1993[1] and the Immigration (Jersey) (Amendment) Order 2017[2] –
1 Amendments to Immigration (Control of Entry Through Republic of
Ireland) (Jersey) Order 2018
Articles 2 to 6 amend
the Immigration (Control of Entry Through Republic of Ireland) (Jersey) Order 2018[3].
2 Article 1 (interpretation) amended
In Article 1 –
(a) for the definitions “1988
Act”, “EEA national”, “EEA” and “EEA State” there is substituted –
“ “exempt work activity” means an activity listed in the Appendix to
the Jersey Immigration Rules titled “Visitor: Permitted Activities”, except
those activities listed in paragraphs PA(J) 1, PA(J) 2 and PA(J) 16.1
to PA(J) 18;”;
(b) after the definition
“Jersey” there is inserted –
“ “Jersey
Immigration Rules” means the directions, as amended from time to time, given
under sections 1(4A) and 3(2) of the Act;
“occupation or employment” includes the following activities in
Jersey (whether paid or unpaid) –
(a) undertaking employment;
(b) doing any work for an
organisation or business;
(c) establishing or running a
business as a self-employed person;
(d) undertaking a work
placement or internship;
(e) undertaking any direct
selling to the public;
(f) fulfilling a contract to
provide goods or services;
“permitted paid engagement” means an engagement listed in paragraph V(J)13.3
of the Appendix to the Jersey Immigration Rules titled “V(J): Visitor”;
“permitted payment” means a payment of a type listed in paragraph V4.6.(a)
to (f) of the Appendix to the Jersey Immigration Rules titled “V(J): Visitor”, read
without regard to the condition in paragraph V(J)4.6.(f) that the
requirements of paragraphs V(J)13.1 to V(J)13.3 are met;”.
3 Article 2 (immigration control in respect of certain
persons travelling through the Republic of Ireland) amended
In Article 2 –
(a) in paragraph (1)(a)
for “(other than a citizen of the Republic of Ireland)” there is substituted “(other
than an Irish citizen)”;
(b) for paragraph (1)(b)(iv)
and (v) there is substituted –
“(iv) he or she is an excluded
person for the purposes of section 8B of the Act,
(v) he or she is excluded from the United
Kingdom by an order under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016
(S.I. 2016/1052 of the United Kingdom).”;
(c) after paragraph (1) there
is inserted –
(a) an
order made, on or after the commencement of Article 2 of the European
Union (Repeal and Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2018[4], under the 2016 Regulations as they have effect in the United
Kingdom under the Citizens’ Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary
Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1209 of the United
Kingdom); or
(b) an
order made before that commencement under the 2016 Regulations, if that
order continues in force in the United Kingdom under paragraph 2 of
Schedule 3 to the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU
Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory
Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309 of the United
Kingdom).”.
4 Article 3 (recognition of certain 90 day
visit visas issued by the Republic of Ireland) amended
In Article 3 –
(a) for the words before
sub-paragraph (a) there is substituted –
“(1) This
Article applies for the purposes of Articles 2 and 4 to a visa national
who is a citizen of a country listed in paragraph (2), if that
person –”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(b),
as re-numbered, for “country listed in the Schedule where” there is substituted
“country, listed in paragraph (2), where”;
(c) after paragraph (1),
as re-numbered, there is inserted –
“(2) The
listed countries are –
(a) India;
(b) the People’s Republic of
China.”.
5 Article 4 (restrictions and conditions) amended
In Article 4 –
(a) in paragraph (1),
for “Subject to paragraph (2), this Article applies to any person who does
not have the right of abode in Jersey under section 2 of the Act and is
not an EEA national, or a person who is entitled to enter or remain in Jersey
by virtue of section 7 of the 1988 Act,” there is substituted
“Subject to paragraphs (2), (2A) and (2B), this Article applies to a
person who does not have the right of abode in Jersey under section 2 of
the Act and is not an Irish citizen,”;
(b) after paragraph (2)
there is inserted –
“(2A) This
Article does not apply to a person who has leave to enter or remain in Jersey,
or may be granted that leave, by virtue of Appendix EU(J) to the Jersey
Immigration Rules.
(2B) This
Article does not apply to a person to whom Article 4A applies.”;
(c) in paragraph (4) –
(i) in sub-paragraph (a)
for “3 months” there is substituted “6 months”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)
for “shall not engage in any occupation for reward or in any employment” there
is substituted “must not engage in any occupation or employment except an
exempt work activity, for which the person may receive a permitted payment”;
(d) in paragraph (6) –
(i) in sub-paragraph (a)
for “in Article 3(d)” there is substituted “in Article 3(1)(d)”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)
for “shall not engage in any occupation for reward or in any employment” there
is substituted “must not engage in any occupation or employment except an
exempt work activity, for which the person may receive a permitted payment”;
(e) in paragraph (8)(a)
for “7 days” there is substituted “2 months”;
(f) for paragraph (9)
there is substituted –
“(9) Without
prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2A), the restriction and
condition set out in paragraphs (4) and (6) cease to apply to a person if
this Article ceases, by virtue of paragraph (2A), to apply to that
person.”.
6 Article 4A (permitted paid engagement) inserted
After Article 4
there is inserted –
“4A Permitted paid engagement
(1) Subject
to paragraph (2), this Article applies to a person who does not have the
right of abode in Jersey under section 2 of the Act and is not an Irish
citizen, if that person –
(a) enters Jersey on a local
journey from the Republic of Ireland after having entered the Republic of
Ireland –
(i) on coming from a place
outside the common travel area, or
(ii) after leaving Jersey
whilst having limited leave to enter or remain there which has since expired;
and
(b) at the time of the person’s
entry to Jersey, intends, and has a previously arranged invitation, to
undertake a permitted paid engagement in Jersey.
(2) This
Article does not apply to a person who –
(a) arrives in Jersey with
leave to enter or remain in Jersey which is in force
but which was given to the person before their arrival; or
(b) requires leave to enter
Jersey by virtue of Article 2 or of section 9(4) of the Act.
(3) Subject
to paragraph (5), a person to whom this Article applies is subject to the
restriction and conditions in paragraph (4).
(4) The
restriction and conditions are that –
(5) The
restriction and conditions in paragraph (6) apply to a person if –
(a) the person left Jersey at
a time when this Article applied to the person; and
(b) without first leaving the
common travel area, the person subsequently re-enters Jersey.
(6) The
restriction and conditions are that –
(a) the period for which the
person may remain in Jersey is not more than 7 days from the date on which
the person entered Jersey;
(b) the person must not
engage in any occupation or employment, except an exempt work activity or a
permitted paid engagement; and
(c) the person must not
receive any payment for any occupation or employment, other than a permitted
payment for undertaking that exempt work activity or permitted paid engagement.”.
7 Repeal of Immigration (Control of Entry Through Republic of
Ireland) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2019
The Immigration (Control
of Entry Through Republic of Ireland) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2019[5] is repealed.
8 Citation and commencement
(1) This
Order may be cited as the Immigration (Control of Entry
Through Republic of Ireland) (Amendment – End of Transition Period) (Jersey)
Order 2020.
(2) This
Order comes into force on the commencement of Article 2 of the European
Union (Repeal and Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2018[6], except for Article 7
which comes into force on the day after this Order is made.
Connétable L. Norman of St. Clement
Minister for Home Affairs