Interpretation of PartE+W
5.—(1) In this Part, “close contact” means contact that a contact tracer considers may lead to a risk of infection or contamination with coronavirus, including—
(a)having face-to-face contact with a person at a distance of less than 1 metre;
(b)spending more than 15 minutes within 2 metres of a person;
(c)travelling in a car or other small vehicle with a person or in close proximity to a person on an aeroplane or in the same carriage of a train.
(2) In regulations 6 and 8, references to an “adult” (“A”) include references to a child aged 16 or 17.
(3) For the purposes of this Part, a person has responsibility for a child if the person has—
(a)custody or charge of the child for the time being, or
(b)parental responsibility for the child.
(4) For the purposes of these Regulations, notification by means of the NHS Covid 19 smartphone app developed and operated by the Secretary of State is not a notification.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 5 in force at 20.12.2020, see reg. 1(3)