The Law Reports (Appeal Cases)
[2023] AC 255
Supreme Court
Regina (O)
v
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Regina (Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens)
v
Secretary of State for the Home Department
[2022] UKSC 3
2021 June 23, 24; 2022 Feb 2
Lord Hodge DPSC, Lord Briggs, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose JJSC, Lady Arden
Nationality— British citizenship— Fees— Children applying for registration as British citizens unable to afford registration fee— Whether regulations prescribing registration fee ultra vires—
British Nationality Act 1981 (c 61), s 1(4)
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Immigration Act 2014 (c 22), s 68
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Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016 (SI 2016/177), art 10
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Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/330), reg 10, Sch 8, Table 19
Statute— Construction— Aids— Role of external aids when interpreting statute