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The Aliens Act 1905 (5 Edw. 7.c. 13) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. [2] The act introduced immigration controls and registration for the first time, and gave the Home Secretary overall responsibility for matters concerning immigration and nationality. [2]
Although the 1905 Act technically survived until its repeal in 1919, it was, in practice, submerged by the far more stringent powers of the Aliens Restriction Act of 1914. The 1914 Act contained a clause which gave the Home Secretary power to prevent the entry and order the deportation of aliens if it was deemed 'conducive to the public good ...
Aliens Act 1905 (repealed) 5 Edw. 7. c. 13. 11 August 1905. An Act to amend the Law with regard to Aliens. (Repealed by Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act 1919)
The act was deemed too ruthless and was subsequently rejected. Yet the Conservative government announced the reintroduction of an Aliens Act in 1905, demonstrating that anti-alien legislation was firmly part of their government policy. The second Aliens Act was introduced early in 1905 as a modified version of its failed predecessor.
The act was passed in order to supplement the Alien Friends Act which allowed the president to deport and non-citizen who was determined to be “dangerous to the peace and safety of the United ...
Within the bill, "alien" was "an implicit reference to 'the Jew"'. [36] Evans-Gordon was a primary author of the 1904 immigration bill. [20] In 1905, the revised bill passed into law. [35] Evans-Gordon's speeches were "the primary catalyst for the final passage of the 1905 Act". [20] He became known as the "father of the Aliens Bill". [15]
The enabling Act which provided the basis of immigration control was the Aliens Act 1905 and it was followed by the Aliens Restriction Acts of 1914 and 1919. The powers exercised by Immigration Service officers were/are largely based on the Immigration Act 1971 that came into force on 1 January 1973 and its associated rules. Other subsequent ...
However, in 1905 he supported the Aliens Act 1905, one of whose main objectives was to control and restrict Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe. [28] [29] The budget was certain to show a surplus and taxation could be remitted.