Immigration Act

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

Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
Act of 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.
Citation	1996 c. 49
Dates
Royal assent	24 July 1996
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

• 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

References

1. "Immigration Act 2016". gov.uk.