In these Regulations—

• “alcohol” has the meaning given in section 191 of the Licensing Act 2003 M1;

• “care home” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000 M2;

• “charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution” means—

  1. a

     a charity, or

  2. b

     an institution, other than a charity, established for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes;

• “child” means a person under the age of 18;

• “childcare” has the meaning given in section 18 of the Childcare Act 2006 M3;

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

• “criminal justice accommodation” means—

  1. a

     a prison, within the meaning of the Prison Act 1952 M4;

  2. b

     a young offender institution, within the meaning of section 43 of that Act;

  3. c

     a secure training centre, within the meaning of section 43 of that Act;

  4. d

     approved premises, within the meaning of section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007 M5;

  5. e

     a bail hostel, within the meaning of section 2 of the Bail Act 1976 M6;

• “Crown interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown, or belonging to a Government department, or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a Government department, and includes any estate or interest held in right of the Prince and Steward of Scotland;

• “Crown land” means land in which there is a Crown interest or a Duchy interest;

• “Duchy interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, or belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall;

• “educational accommodation” means—

  1. a

     accommodation provided for students whilst they are boarding at school, and

  2. b

     halls of residence provided for students attending higher education courses and equivalent accommodation provided for students attending further education courses;

• “elite sportsperson” has the meaning given in regulation 3;

• “the gathering organiser”, in relation to a gathering, means the person responsible for organising the gathering;

• “linked childcare household” has the meaning given in regulation 13;

• “linked household” has the meaning given in regulation 12;

• “livestock” means—

  1. a

     any animal which is kept—

     1. i

        for the provision of food, wool, skins or fur,

     2. ii

        to be used in carrying on any agricultural activity, and

  2. b

     horses;

• “the manager”, in relation to a gathering, means the person responsible for the management of the premises in which the gathering takes place;

• “parent” of a child includes any person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for, or who has care of, the child;

• “parental responsibility” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Children Act 1989 M7;

• “person responsible” for carrying on a business includes the owner, proprietor and manager of that business;

• “political body” means—

  1. a

     a political party registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 M8, or

  2. b

     a political campaigning organisation within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Health and Social Care (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2009 M9;

• “private dwelling” has the meaning given in regulation 7(5);

• “public outdoor place” has the meaning given in regulation 7(4);

• “school” has the meaning given in section 4 of the Education Act 1996;

• “support group” has the meaning given in regulation 11(8);

• “vessel” means any ship, boat, barge, lighter or raft and any other description of craft, whether used in navigation or not;

• “vulnerable person” has the meaning given in regulation 4.