Textual Amendments
F1Words in sch. 2 heading substituted (20.6.2020 at 1.00 p.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/184), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(a)
22.—(1) A person who is—S
(a)carrying out a critical function at a space site or spacecraft controller who is responsible for command and control of a launch vehicle or spacecraft for nominal operations, collision avoidance or anomalies,
(b)employed by, or contracted to provide services to, a person who operates or maintains space situational awareness capabilities, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
“space site” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(3) of schedule 4 of the Space Industry Act 2018 M1,
“space situational awareness capabilities” means the sensors, systems and analytical services needed to provide time-sensitive warnings of space weather events, orbital collisions, orbital fragmentations or the re-entry of man-made objects from orbit,
“spacecraft” has the meaning given in section 2(6) of the Space Industry Act 2018, and
“spacecraft controller” means a person competent, authorised and responsible for maintaining safe and secure operation of spacecraft through monitoring the status of a spacecraft, issuing manoeuvre commands or controlling other aspects of the spacecraft that influence its behaviour including its motion in space.