{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2006-revoked/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2006-revoked/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1003",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (revoked)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2006-revoked",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "General interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“the 1971 Act” means the Immigration Act 1971 ;\n“the 1999 Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 ;\n“the 2002 Act” means the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;\nthe 2014 Act ” means the Immigration Act 2014;\n“the Accession Regulations ” means the Accession (Immigration and Worker Registration) Regulations 2004;\n“civil partner” does not include—\n(a) a party to a civil partnership of convenience; or\n(b) the civil partner (“C”) of a person (“P”) where a spouse, civil partner or durable partner of C or P is already present in the United Kingdom;\n“decision maker” means the Secretary of State, an immigration officer or an entry clearance officer (as the case may be);\n“deportation order” means an order made pursuant to regulation 24(3);\n“derivative residence card” means a card issued to a person, in accordance with regulation 18A, as proof of the holder’s derivative right to reside in the United Kingdom as at the date of issue;\n“document certifying permanent residence” means a document issued to an EEA national, in accordance with regulation 18, as proof of the holder's permanent right of residence under regulation 15 as at the date of issue;\n“durable partner” does not include the durable partner (“D”) of a person (“P”) where a spouse, civil partner or durable partner of D or P is already present in the United Kingdom and where that marriage, civil partnership or durable partnership is subsisting;\n“ EEA decision” means a decision under these Regulations that concerns—\n(a) a person’s entitlement to be admitted to the United Kingdom;\n(b) a person’s entitlement to be issued with or have renewed, or not to have revoked, a registration certificate, residence card, derivative residence card, document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card;\n(c) a person’s removal from the United Kingdom; or\n(d) the cancellation, pursuant to regulation 20A, of a person’s right to reside in the United Kingdom ;\nbut does not include decisions under regulations 24AA (human rights considerations and interim orders to suspend removal) or 29AA (temporary admission in order to submit case in person);\n“EEA family permit” means a document issued to a person, in accordance with regulation 12, in connection with his admission to the United Kingdom;\n“EEA national” means a national of an EEA State who is not also a British citizen;\n“EEA State” means—\n(a) a member State, other than the United Kingdom;\n(b) Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein; or\n(c) Switzerland;\n“entry clearance” has the meaning given in section 33(1) of the 1971 Act ;\n“entry clearance officer” means a person responsible for the grant or refusal of entry clearance;\n“exclusion order” means an order made under regulation 19(1B);\n“immigration rules” has the meaning given in section 33(1) of the 1971 Act;\n“military service” means service in the armed forces of an EEA State;\n“permanent residence card” means a card issued to a person who is not an EEA national, in accordance with regulation 18, as proof of the holder's permanent right of residence under regulation 15 as at the date of issue;\n“... qualifying EEA State residence card” means—\n(a) a valid document called a “Residence card of a family member of a Union Citizen” issued under Article 10 of Council Directive 2004/38/EC (as applied, where relevant, by the EEA Agreement) by an EEA State listed in sub-paragraph (b) to a non- EEA family member of an EEA national as proof of the holder’s right of residence in that State;\n(b) any EEA State, except Switzerland ;\n“registration certificate” means a certificate issued to an EEA national, in accordance with regulation 16, as proof of the holder's right of residence in the United Kingdom as at the date of issue;\n“relevant EEA national” in relation to an extended family member has the meaning given in regulation 8(6);\n“residence card” means a card issued to a person who is not an EEA national, in accordance with regulation 17, as proof of the holder's right of residence in the United Kingdom as at the date of issue;\n“spouse” does not include—\n(a) a party to a marriage of convenience; or\n(b) the spouse (“S”) of a person (“P”) where a spouse, civil partner or durable partner of S or P is already present in the United Kingdom;\n...\n(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 4 (transitional provisions).\n(3) Section 11 of the 1971 Act (construction of references to entry) shall apply for the purpose of determining whether a person has entered the United Kingdom for the purpose of these Regulations as it applies for the purpose of determining whether a person has entered the United Kingdom for the purpose of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (1.2.2017) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1052), Sch. 4 para. 1 (with savings and modifications for regs. 7A, 7B in Sch. 4 para. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (6.4.2015) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/694), reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (1.5.2011) by The Accession (Immigration and Worker Registration) (Revocation, Savings and Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/544), regs. 1(1), 5, Sch. 2 para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 1(b) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (1.6.2009) by Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (16.10.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(a) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 1(c) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (28.7.2014) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1976), reg. 1, Sch. para. 1(a) (with reg. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (16.10.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(d) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (8.11.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2560), reg. 1, Sch. para. 7(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (1.6.2009) by Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (7.4.2014) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No.2)Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/3032), reg. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Word in reg. 2(1) omitted (28.7.2014) by virtue of The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1976), reg. 1, Sch. para. 1(b) (with reg. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (6.4.2015) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/694), reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (6.4.2015) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/694), reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 1(e) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) deleted (8.11.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2560), reg. 1, Sch. para. 7(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Reg. 2(3) inserted (1.6.2009) by Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1971 c. 77."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1999 c. 33."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "Section 33(1) is amended by paragraph 5 of the Schedule to the Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1003/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:30:34.673807+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}