PART 1

Interpretation
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In these Rules—
- “contracted out short-term holding facility” means a short-term holding facility in respect of which there is a contract entered into by the Secretary of State under regulation 2 of the Immigration (Short-term Holding Facilities) Regulations 2002 ;
- “directly managed short-term holding facility” means a short-term holding facility which is not a contracted out short-term holding facility;
- “health care professional” means a registered medical practitioner or a registered nurse;
- “holding room” means a short-term holding facility where a detained person may be detained for a period of not more than 24 hours unless a longer period is authorised by the Secretary of State;
- “legal adviser” means a detained person's counsel, representative or solicitor, and includes a clerk acting on behalf of that solicitor;
- “manager” means—
  1. in relation to a directly managed short-term holding facility, the official of the Secretary of State designated to complete the tasks that fall to a manager under these Rules;
  2. in relation to a contracted out short-term holding facility, a member of the contractor's staff—
    1. designated to complete the tasks that fall to a manager under these Rules, and
    2. certified as a detainee custody officer.
- “member of staff” means a person working at a short-term holding facility;
- “officer” means—
  1. an official of the Secretary of State;
  2. an employee of the contractor;
  3. a detainee custody officer (and includes a detainee custody officer who is authorised to perform escort functions in accordance with section 154 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 ), or
  4. an immigration officer.
- “port” includes airport;
- “
residential holding room
” means a short-term holding facility where a detained person may be detained for a period of not more than 96 hours unless a longer period is authorised by the Secretary of State.
S.I. 2002/2538.
Section 154(5) has been substituted by section 65(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
Words in rule 2 inserted (5.1.2023) by The Short-term Holding Facility (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1345), rules 1(1), 2(2)