[F17.—(1) A person who is—E+W
(a)carrying out a critical function at a space site,
(b)a spacecraft controller responsible for command and control of a launch vehicle or spacecraft for nominal operations, collision avoidance or anomalies, or
(c)employed by, or contracted to provide services to, a person who operates or maintains space situational awareness capabilities,
where the person has travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of the work.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)“space site” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 4 to the Space Industry Act 2018;
(b)“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;
(c)“spacecraft” has the meaning given in section 2(6) of the Space Industry Act 2018;
(d)“spacecraft controller” means a person competent, authorised and responsible for maintaining the 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.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 inserted (15.2.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/154), regs. 1(2), 14 (with reg. 21)