Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

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

• “the 1997 Act” means the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997^f1;

• “claim” means a claim to which section 75 applies;

• “decision-taker” means the Secretary of State or an immigration officer, as the case may be;

• “notice” means a section 74 or section 75 notice, as the case may be;

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

  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 Act;

• “requisite person” means the person on whom the notice is required to be served;

• “section 74 notice” means a notice which is required to be served under section 74(4);

• “section 75 notice” means a notice which is required to be served under section 75(2);

• “statement” means the statement specifying additional grounds which the requisite person has or may have for wishing to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

• “statement form” means the form shown in Part III of the Schedule to these Regulations.

Where reference is made in these Regulations to a form shown in the Schedule to these Regulations, that form, or a form to like effect, may be used with such variations as the circumstances may require.

In these Regulations, a section referred to by number alone is a reference to a section of the Act.