PART 1General
Interpretation2
1
In these Regulations—
“child” means a person under the age of 18;
“the common travel area” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 19712;
“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);
“immigration officer” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 19713;
“passenger information” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1);
“Passenger Locator Form” means the form published electronically by the Secretary of State for the provision of passenger information4;
“self-isolate” has the meaning given in regulation 4(2), and “self-isolation” and “self-isolating” are to be construed accordingly.
2
For the purposes of these Regulations, an individual has responsibility for a child if the individual—
a
has custody or charge of the child for the time being, or
b
has parental responsibility for the child within the meaning given in section 3 of the Children Act 19895.