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InterpretationE+W

2.  In these Regulations—

“authorised person” means—

(a)

in relation to passengers arriving [F1or departing] by sea, the Secretary of State for Transport;

(b)

in relation to passengers arriving [F1or departing] by air, the Civil Aviation Authority;

(c)

in relation to passengers arriving [F1or departing] by rail, the Office of Rail and Road;

“common travel area” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 M1;

“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);

“coronavirus disease” means COVID-19 (the official designation of the disease which can be caused by coronavirus);

“the information requirement” means the requirement in regulation 3(1);

[F2“operator” means operator of a relevant service, except—

(a)

in regulations 3(7), 3(9), 3(9A), 6 and 7, where it means operator of a relevant service or relevant outbound service,

(b)

in the definition of “outbound operator”;]

[F3“the outbound information requirement” means the requirement in regulation 3(2A);

“outbound operator” means operator of a relevant outbound service;]

“port” means—

(a)

any port (including a seaport, airport or heliport); or

(b)

a place which is an authorised terminal control point for international services for the purposes of sections 11 and 12 of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 M2;

[F4“relevant outbound service” means a commercial transport service on which passengers travel from England to outside the common travel area on a vessel, aircraft or train;]

“relevant service” means a commercial transport service on which passengers travel to England from outside the common travel area on a vessel, aircraft or train;

“vessel” means a vessel which is 24 metres or more in length.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 2 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M21987 c.53. See section 13(5) of that Act.