10 Dec 2001
THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS v. SYED HAIDER YAHYA HUSSAIN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS v. SYED HAIDER YAHYA HUSSAIN AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACV6/2001
The 1936 Deportation Ordinance did not confer a right or immunity from immigration control; it only conferred a limited power of deportation which did not apply to persons who, like the father, fell outside its scope; the father was lawfully subject to immigration control after policy and statutory changes (from 1969 and under the Immigration Ordinance 1971) and therefore was not "settled" at the dates of the births; the Registrar's refusal to correct the Register and birth certificates was lawful.