Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affects	Commonwealth citizens without close UK ties
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Commonwealth_Immigrants_Act_1962
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:British_Overseas_Territories gptkb:United_Kingdom Crown Colonies
gptkbp:citation	1968 c. 9
gptkbp:controversy	criticised for being racially discriminatory
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce	1 March 1968
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968
gptkbp:mainProvision	required Commonwealth citizens to have a parent or grandparent born, adopted, or naturalised in the UK to have right of entry
gptkbp:notableFor	response to influx of Kenyan Asians restricting immigration from Commonwealth countries
gptkbp:purpose	to restrict the rights of entry and settlement of Commonwealth citizens
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent	1 March 1968
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Immigration_Act_1971 gptkb:Commonwealth_Immigrants_Act_1962
gptkbp:repealedBy	gptkb:Immigration_Act_1971
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:Commonwealth_Immigrants_Act_1968
gptkbp:status	repealed
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Immigration_Act_1971
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7