Immigration Act 2004

Fees.

19.—(1) (a) There shall be paid to the Minister by the non-national concerned in respect of the giving of a permission a fee of such amount as may be prescribed with the consent of the Minister for Finance.

(b) There shall be paid to the registration officer concerned by the non-national concerned in respect of the issue of a registration certificate a fee of such amount as may be prescribed with the consent of the Minister for Finance.

(c) There shall be paid to the Minister by the non-national concerned in respect of the issue of a travel document a fee of such amount as may be prescribed with the consent of the Minister for Finance.

(2) The Minister may refuse to give a permission or issue a travel document if the appropriate fee in respect of the issue has not been paid.

(3) The registration officer concerned may refuse to issue a registration certificate if the appropriate fee has not been paid.

(4) A fee payable under this section may be recovered by the person to whom it is payable from the person by whom it is payable as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(5) The Public Offices Fees Act 1879 shall not apply in relation to a fee under this section.

(6) Regulations under this section may provide for the waiver in specified circumstances of any prescribed fees, including fees payable by—

(a) adult persons unable without undue hardship to arrange for their payment for themselves and their dependants,

(b) applicants within the meaning of the Act of 1996, and

(c) persons in respect of whom a declaration (within the meaning of that Act) is in force.

(7) In this section, “travel document” means a document (other than a document to which section 4 (1) of the Refugee Act 1996 refers) issued solely for the purpose of providing the holder with a document which can serve in lieu of a national passport.