# The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (revoked), Regulation 2: General interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1971 Act” means the Immigration Act 1971 ;
“the 1999 Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 ;
“the 2002 Act” means the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;
the 2014 Act ” means the Immigration Act 2014;
“the Accession Regulations ” means the Accession (Immigration and Worker Registration) Regulations 2004;
“civil partner” does not include—
(a) a party to a civil partnership of convenience; or
(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;
“decision maker” means the Secretary of State, an immigration officer or an entry clearance officer (as the case may be);
“deportation order” means an order made pursuant to regulation 24(3);
“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;
“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;
“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;
“ EEA decision” means a decision under these Regulations that concerns—
(a) a person’s entitlement to be admitted to the United Kingdom;
(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;
(c) a person’s removal from the United Kingdom; or
(d) the cancellation, pursuant to regulation 20A, of a person’s right to reside in the United Kingdom ;
but 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);
“EEA family permit” means a document issued to a person, in accordance with regulation 12, in connection with his admission to the United Kingdom;
“EEA national” means a national of an EEA State who is not also a British citizen;
“EEA State” means—
(a) a member State, other than the United Kingdom;
(b) Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein; or
(c) Switzerland;
“entry clearance” has the meaning given in section 33(1) of the 1971 Act ;
“entry clearance officer” means a person responsible for the grant or refusal of entry clearance;
“exclusion order” means an order made under regulation 19(1B);
“immigration rules” has the meaning given in section 33(1) of the 1971 Act;
“military service” means service in the armed forces of an EEA State;
“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;
“... qualifying EEA State residence card” means—
(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;
(b) any EEA State, except Switzerland ;
“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;
“relevant EEA national” in relation to an extended family member has the meaning given in regulation 8(6);
“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;
“spouse” does not include—
(a) a party to a marriage of convenience; or
(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;
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(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 4 (transitional provisions).
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1003/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2006-revoked/regulation-2
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