ABSTRACT
General procedure The Secretary of State’s power to deport is founded in s 3 of the Immigration Act 1971 (see sub-ss (5) and (6)). Four circumstances in which the power may be exercised are stipulated: (i) breach of a condition of leave (including overstaying that leave); (ii) removal deemed conducive to the public good; (iii) following recommendation for deportation by a criminal court; (iv) by reason of being a member of the family of a person ordered to be
deported.
