Regulation 2 Relevant services for the purposes of section 234B of the 1992 Act: border security

(1)

The services specified in paragraph (2) are “relevant services” for the purposes of section 234B(3) of the 1992 Act (power of the Secretary of State to define “relevant services” for the purposes of Part 5 of that Act).

(2)

The services mentioned in paragraph (1) are—

(a)

the following services provided on behalf, or under the authority, of the Secretary of State or the Director of Border Revenue^f1, other than any excluded services—

(i)

the examination of persons arriving in or leaving the United Kingdom;

(ii)

the examination of goods—

(aa)

imported to or exported from the United Kingdom, or

(bb)

entered for exportation or brought to any place in the United Kingdom for exportation;

(iii)

the patrol of ports, and the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom;

(iv)

the collection and dissemination of intelligence for the purposes of the services mentioned in paragraphs (i) to (iii);

(v)

the direction and control of any of the services mentioned in paragraphs (i) to (iv);

(b)

any services for, or in connection with, the issuing of passports and other travel documents provided by His Majesty’s Passport Office on behalf, or under the authority, of the Secretary of State, other than any excluded services.

(3)

For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)

a service is an excluded service if it is provided other than by a person in the course of Crown employment under or for the purposes of the Home Office^f2;

(b)

“port” includes an airport and a hoverport.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: The Director of Border Revenue is an official designated under section 6 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11).
f2: Section 273 of the 1992 Act defines “Crown employment” for the purposes of that Act.