Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2007 ·

4A

Art. 4A · in force: yes

Captured statutory text (L5)

4A

(1)To the extent provided for by paragraph (2) an employer is excused from paying a penalty under section 15 of the 2006 Act if—
(a)either—
(i)the employee ... produces to the employer a document described in paragraph 1A, 1AA, 1B or 2 of part 2 of list B in the Schedule to this Order and the employer obtains a Positive Verification Notice issued by the Home Office Employer Checking Service which indicates that the person named in it is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the work in question; or
(ii)the employer obtains a Positive Verification Notice issued by the Home Office Employer Checking Service which indicates that the person named in it is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the work in question; and
(b)the employer complies with the requirements set out in article 6 of this Order.
(2)Subject to article 5 an employer will be excused under this article from paying a penalty under section 15 of the 2006 Act for a period of six months, beginning with the date of the Positive Verification Notice obtained under paragraph (1)(a).
Full captured verbatim text
(1) To the extent provided for by paragraph (2) an employer is excused from paying a penalty under section 15 of the 2006 Act if—

(a) either—

(i) the employee ... produces to the employer a document described in paragraph 1A, 1AA, 1B or 2 of part 2 of list B in the Schedule to this Order and the employer obtains a Positive Verification Notice issued by the Home Office Employer Checking Service which indicates that the person named in it is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the work in question; or

(ii) the employer obtains a Positive Verification Notice issued by the Home Office Employer Checking Service which indicates that the person named in it is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the work in question; and

(b) the employer complies with the requirements set out in article 6 of this Order.

(2) Subject to article 5 an employer will be excused under this article from paying a penalty under section 15 of the 2006 Act for a period of six months, beginning with the date of the Positive Verification Notice obtained under paragraph (1)(a).

What this provision means

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Employers gain a six-month excuse by obtaining a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.

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Refers to

other law external_cite · s. 15

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 5

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 6

Referred to by

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 5

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 6

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 7

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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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