Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 31st March 2022.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Amendments to the Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) Regulations 2015

2.—(1) The Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) Regulations 2015(3) are amended as follows.

(2) For the heading immediately before regulation 1, substitute “Citation and commencement”.

(3) Omit regulation 1(3).

(4) In regulation 2, after the definition of “penalty notice”, insert—

““shuttle train” and “through train” have the same meanings as in the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993(4).”.

(5) In regulation 3(1), for “or aircraft” substitute “, aircraft, shuttle train or through train”.

(6) In regulation 4(1)(a), for “or aircraft” substitute “, aircraft, shuttle train or through train”.

These Regulations amend the Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/961) (“the 2015 Regulations”).

Regulation 2(3) removes the sunset provision in regulation 1(3) of the 2015 Regulations.

Regulation 2(4) to (6) amends regulations 2, 3(1) and 4(1)(a) of the 2015 Regulations to include references to Channel Tunnel rail operators, allowing the Secretary of State to levy a penalty on a person who is required to supply information about passengers or crew on board a shuttle train or through train (as well as a ship or aircraft) but fails to comply with the requirement to do so, whether that requirement is imposed by an immigration officer, the Secretary of State or by a constable.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.