Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Identity Cards Act 2006 (Provision of Information with Consent) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 20 October 2009.
(2) In these Regulations—
“aerodrome” has the meaning given to it section 38(1) of the Aviation and Security Act 1982(1);
“airside pass” means a pass allowing the person to whom it has been issued unaccompanied access to a restricted zone or part of a restricted zone
“another person” means a person other than the individual to whom the record on the National Identity Register relates.
“the Commissioner” means the National Identity Scheme Commissioner;
“consent” means consent which is freely given by the individual to the provision on a particular occasion of information for the purposes of section 12(1) of the 2006 Act;
“identity document” has the meaning given to it in section 26 of the 2006 Act;
“information” means information recorded in the individual’s entry in the Register;
“grant of approval” means approval given in writing by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 12 of the 2006 Act and a reference to being approved shall be construed accordingly;
“Passport validation service” means the service of the provision of information to an organisation that has entered into an agreement with the Identity and Passport Service to be provided with information confirming passport records; and
“the 2006 Act” means the Identity Cards Act 2006.