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The 1920 Aliens Order was a statutory instrument created under the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act 1919 and extended powers over the entry of immigrants into Britain. The order made passports obligatory and was brought out in the context of widespread unemployment after the First World War. All aliens seeking employment or residence were as a result required to register with the police and a 'central register of aliens' was maintained under the direction of the Home Secretary, at the time Edward Shortt. The Order remained in force until it was replaced by the .

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  • The 1920 Aliens Order was a statutory instrument created under the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act 1919 and extended powers over the entry of immigrants into Britain. The order made passports obligatory and was brought out in the context of widespread unemployment after the First World War. All aliens seeking employment or residence were as a result required to register with the police and a 'central register of aliens' was maintained under the direction of the Home Secretary, at the time Edward Shortt. The Order remained in force until it was replaced by the . (en)
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  • The 1920 Aliens Order was a statutory instrument created under the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act 1919 and extended powers over the entry of immigrants into Britain. The order made passports obligatory and was brought out in the context of widespread unemployment after the First World War. All aliens seeking employment or residence were as a result required to register with the police and a 'central register of aliens' was maintained under the direction of the Home Secretary, at the time Edward Shortt. The Order also required the medical inspection of all aliens entering Britain and permitted immigration officers to refuse entry to those deemed "a lunatic, idiot, or mentally deficient" or if "certified by a medical inspector that for medical reasons his admission is undesirable". Inspection did not usually require a medical officer, but was largely in the domain of immigration. The Order remained in force until it was replaced by the . (en)
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