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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“alcohol” has the meaning given in section 191 of the Licensing Act 2003 M1;
“care home” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000 M2;
“charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution” means—
a charity, or
an institution, other than a charity, established for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes;
“child” means a person under the age of 18;
“childcare” has the meaning given in section 18 of the Childcare Act 2006 M3;
“
” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);“criminal justice accommodation” means—
a prison, within the meaning of the Prison Act 1952 M4;
a young offender institution, within the meaning of section 43 of that Act;
a secure training centre, within the meaning of section 43 of that Act;
approved premises, within the meaning of section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007 M5;
a bail hostel, within the meaning of section 2 of the Bail Act 1976 M6;
“Crown interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown, or belonging to a Government department, or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a Government department, and includes any estate or interest held in right of the Prince and Steward of Scotland;
“Crown land” means land in which there is a Crown interest or a Duchy interest;
“Duchy interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, or belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall;
“educational accommodation” means—
accommodation provided for students whilst they are boarding at school, and
halls of residence provided for students attending higher education courses and equivalent accommodation provided for students attending further education courses;
“elite sportsperson” has the meaning given in regulation 3;
“the gathering organiser”, in relation to a gathering, means the person responsible for organising the gathering;
“linked childcare household” has the meaning given in regulation 13;
“linked household” has the meaning given in regulation 12;
“livestock” means—
any animal which is kept—
for the provision of food, wool, skins or fur,
to be used in carrying on any agricultural activity, and
horses;
“the manager”, in relation to a gathering, means the person responsible for the management of the premises in which the gathering takes place;
“parent” of a child includes any person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for, or who has care of, the child;
“parental responsibility” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Children Act 1989 M7;
“person responsible” for carrying on a business includes the owner, proprietor and manager of that business;
“political body” means—
“private dwelling” has the meaning given in regulation 7(5);
“public outdoor place” has the meaning given in regulation 7(4);
“school” has the meaning given in section 4 of the Education Act 1996;
“support group” has the meaning given in regulation 11(8);
“vessel” means any ship, boat, barge, lighter or raft and any other description of craft, whether used in navigation or not;
“vulnerable person” has the meaning given in regulation 4.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations—
(a)references to “a person with a disability” are to be read in accordance with regulation 4(3);
(b)references to a “local authority” include references to a county council;
(c)a reference to the “required precautions” is a reference to the requirements set out in regulation 14.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 in force at 5.11.2020, see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M12003 c. 17. Section 191 was amended by the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), section 135, and by S.I. 2006/2407.
M22000 c. 14. Section 3 was amended by the Health and Social Care Act 208 (c. 14), paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 5. There are other amendments to section 3 which are not relevant to this instrument.
M32006 c. 21. Section 18 was amended by the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), Schedule 1, paragraph 19, and Schedule 4; the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), Schedule 9, paragraph 21; and S.I. 2010/813.
M61976 c. 63. Section 2 was amended by the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6), Schedule 9, paragraph 50(3)(a). There are other amendments to section 2 which are not relevant to this instrument.
M9S.I. 2009/649, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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