Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1971 Act” means the Immigration Act 1971^f1;

• “the 1997 Act” means the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997^f2;

• “the 1999 Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;

• “appeal” means an appeal under—

  1. (a)

     Part IV of the 1999 Act (including any regulations made under section 80 of the 1999 Act, whether or not such regulations are also made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f3);

  2. (b)

     the 1997 Act;

  and “appealable” is to be construed accordingly, unless the context otherwise requires;

• “decision-maker” means—

  1. (a)

     the Secretary of State;

  2. (b)

     an immigration officer;

  3. (c)

     an entry clearance officer;

• “entry clearance officer” means a person responsible for the grant or refusal of entry clearance;

• “representative” means a person who appears to the decision-maker—

  1. (a)

     to be the representative of a requisite person; and

  2. (b)

     not to be prohibited from acting as a representative by section 84 of the 1999 Act;

• “requisite person” has the meaning given to it by regulation 4(1).