| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make temporary provision for controlling the immigration into the United Kingdom of Commonwealth citizens; to authorise the deportation from the United Kingdom of certain Commonwealth citizens convicted of offences and recommended by the court for deportation; to amend the qualifications required of Commonwealth citizens applying for citizenship under the British Nationality Act, 1948; to make corresponding provisions in respect of British protected persons and citizens of the Republic of Ireland; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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| Citation | 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 21 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 April 1962 |
| Commencement | 1 July 1962 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 21) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[2][3] The Act entailed stringent restrictions on the entry of Commonwealth citizens into the United Kingdom.[4] Only those with work permits (which were typically only for high-skilled workers, such as doctors) were permitted entry.[4]
- ^ Short title as conferred by s. 21 of the Act; the modern convention for the citation of short titles omits the comma after the word "Act".
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- ^ Webster, Wendy (28 November 2007), Addison, Paul; Jones, Harriet (eds.), "Immigration and Racism", A Companion to Contemporary Britain 1939-2000, Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, pp. 93–109, doi:10.1002/9780470996195, ISBN 978-0-470-99619-5, retrieved 26 April 2021
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