Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2007 ·

3A Excuse from paying civil penalty

Art. 3A · in force: yes

Captured statutory text (L5)

3A Excuse from paying civil penalty

(1)An employer is excused from paying a penalty under section 15 of the 2006 Act if the employer—

(a)obtains from an IDVT identity service provider an IDVT identity check which shows that there exists in relation to the employee a relevant IDVT document,

(b)receives from the IDVT identity service provider a clear copy of the IDVT identity check, and the document checked, in a format which cannot be subsequently altered,

(c)reasonably believes that the IDVT identity service provider has complied with the requirements set out in article 6A(1), and

(d)complies with the requirements set out in article 6A(2).

(2)This article is subject to article 5A.

Full captured verbatim text

(1) An employer is excused from paying a penalty under section 15 of the 2006 Act if the employer—

(a) obtains from an IDVT identity service provider an IDVT identity check which shows that there exists in relation to the employee a relevant IDVT document,

(b) receives from the IDVT identity service provider a clear copy of the IDVT identity check, and the document checked, in a format which cannot be subsequently altered,

(c) reasonably believes that the IDVT identity service provider has complied with the requirements set out in article 6A(1), and

(d) complies with the requirements set out in article 6A(2).

(2) This article is subject to article 5A.

What this provision means

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Employers obtain a civil penalty excuse by obtaining and retaining unalterable IDVT checks from an IDVT identity service provider.

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Refers to

other law external_cite · s. 15

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 5A

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 6A

Referred to by

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 5A

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 6A

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Change history as published

Sch. List A paras. 2-4 omitted (1.7.2021) by virtue of The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) and Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/689), arts. 1(1), 4(5)(a) · repeated 3×

Sch. List A para. 5 omitted (6.4.2022) by virtue of The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) and Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms), etc., Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/242), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(5)(a)(v)

Sch. List A para. 13 omitted (16.5.2014) by virtue of The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) (Codes of Practice and Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1183), arts. 1(1), 8(g)

Pending effects amendments not yet applied to this text

art. 2 word omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(2)(a)(i) · Effective date unknown · Art. 2

art. 2 words inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(2)(a)(ii) · Effective date unknown · Art. 2

art. 2 words substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(2)(b) · Effective date unknown · Art. 2

art. 2 words omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(2)(d) · Effective date unknown · Art. 2

art. 3(1) words substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(3) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3

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art. 3A(1)(a) words substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(i)(aa) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(1)(a) word substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(i)(bb) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(1)(b) words substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(ii)(aa) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(1)(b) word substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(ii)(bb) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(1)(c) and word omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(iii) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(1)(e)(f) inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(iv) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(2) words substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(b) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(3) inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(c) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 4(1) words inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(5) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4

art. 4A(1) words inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(6) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4A

art. 4B(1) words inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(7)(a)(i) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4B

art. 4B(1) word omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(7)(a)(ii) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4B

art. 4B(1)(f) and word inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(7)(a)(iii) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4B

art. 4B(1A) inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(7)(b) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4B

art. 5B inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(8) · Effective date unknown

art. 6(1) word inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(9)(a)(i) · Effective date unknown · Art. 6

art. 6(1) full stop substiuted for word by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(9)(a)(ii) · Effective date unknown · Art. 6

art. 6(1A) inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(9)(b) · Effective date unknown · Art. 6

art. 6A(1) omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(10)(a) · Effective date unknown · Art. 6A

art. 6A(2)(b) word substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(10)(b) · Effective date unknown · Art. 6A

art. 11 substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(11) · Effective date unknown · Art. 11

art. 12 substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(12) · Effective date unknown · Art. 12

Sch. para. 1 words omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(13) · Effective date unknown

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Instrument: uk:uksi/2007/3290
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Source: legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3290