Exempt persons10.

(1)

The persons referred to in this regulation are—

(a)

a person under the age of 18;

(b)

any person providing services in a Category A venue, or at a Category B, C or D event;

(c)

any person within paragraph (2) who is attending the venue or event as part of their official duties;

(d)

any person who is attending the venue or event to participate in organised sport or in an organised fitness activity.

(2)

A person comes within this paragraph if that person is—

(a)

a constable;

(b)

an emergency service responder;

(c)

a member of a diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom;

(d)

a member of a consular post in the United Kingdom;

(e)

an officer or servant of an international organisation;

(f)

a person employed by an international organisation as an expert or on a mission;

(g)

a representative to an international organisation;

(h)

a member of the official staff of a representative to an international organisation, or of a person falling within paragraph (f);

(i)

a person undertaking essential government work certified as such by the relevant Department;

(j)

a local authority officer.

(3)

For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)

consular post” means any consulate-general, consulate, vice-consulate or consular agency;

(b)

essential government work” means work related to national security which has been designated as such by the relevant Department;

(c)

international organisation” means an international organisation accorded privileges and immunities in the United Kingdom;

(d)

member of a consular post” means a “consular officer”, “consular employee” and “member of the service staff” as defined in Schedule 1 to the Consular Relations Act 196822, and “head of consular post” has the meaning given in that Schedule;

(e)

member of a diplomatic mission” means the “head of the mission”, “members of the diplomatic staff”, “members of the administrative and technical staff” and “members of the service staff” as defined in Schedule 1 to the Diplomatic Privileges Act 196423.