Under the law, travel approvals must generally be granted and it remains unclear how the rule would be enforced if breached.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260404225054/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3nr83xyvo
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It definitely is and its clearly an attempt to get people used to this kind of thing to reduce resistance for when they actually start abusing it.