Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“common travel area” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971(1),
“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),
“international passenger service” means a commercial service by which passengers travel to a port in Scotland from outside the common travel area on a vessel or aircraft,
“operator” means operator of an international passenger service,
“port” means any port (including a seaport, airport or heliport),“required information” means the information specified in the schedule,
“required information” is the information specified in the Schedule,
“vessel” means a vessel which is 24 metres or more in length.
1971 c.77. That section provides that the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and the Republic of Ireland are collectively referred to as “the common travel area”.