# Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom, Article 11

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This Regulation shall apply to:
1..any natural person who is resident in the United Kingdom and a national of the United Kingdom,
2..any legal person incorporated in any part of the United Kingdom,
3..a national of the United Kingdom providing maritime transport services, or any legal person (wherever incorporated) providing such services and controlled by a national of the United Kingdom, where the vessel is registered in the United Kingdom,
4..any other natural person resident in the United Kingdom, unless that person is in the country of which he is a national,
5..any other natural person in the United Kingdom, including its territorial waters and air space and in any aircraft or on any vessel under the jurisdiction or control of the United Kingdom, acting in a professional capacity.
For the purposes of this Article, a natural person is resident in the United Kingdom where that person has been so resident for a period of at least six months within the 12-month period immediately prior to the date on which, under this Regulation, an obligation arises or a right is exercised.
For the purposes of this Article, “a national of the United Kingdom” means—
a) British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen;
b) a person who, under the British Nationality Act 1981, is a British subject;
c) a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1996/2271/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-2271/article-11
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