(1) If a person to whom the notification requirements apply is absent from the United Kingdom for any period the following provisions apply.
(2) During the period of absence the period for which the notification requirements apply continues to run.
(3) The period of absence does not affect the obligation under section 47 (initial notification).
This is subject to subsection (4).
(4) section 47 does not apply if -
(a) the period of absence begins before the end of the period within which notification must be made under that section, and
(b) the person's absence results from the person's removal from the United Kingdom.
(5) Sections 48 and 48A (notification of changes) -
(a) apply in relation to an event that occurs before the period of absence, but
(b) do not apply in relation to an event that occurs during the period of absence.
Paragraph (a) is subject to subsection (6).
(6) Sections 48 and 48A do not apply in relation to an event that occurs before the period of absence if -
(a) the
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