- adult magistrates court
means a magistrates' court that is not a youth court;
- business
includes a trade or profession;
- captain
means master (of a ship) or commander (of an aircraft);
- cautioned
means cautioned after the person concerned has admitted the offence;
- child
means a person under the age of 18;
- commercial organisation
means— (a) a body corporate (wherever incorporated) which carries on a business, or part of a business, in any part of the United Kingdom, or (b) a partnership (wherever formed) which carries on a business, or part of a business, in any part of the United Kingdom, and for this purpose “business” includes a trade or profession;
- conclusive grounds decision
has the same meaning as in Part 5 of the 2022 Act (see section 69 of that Act);
- confiscation order
means a confiscation order under section 6 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;
- country
includes territory or other part of the world;
- enforcement action
has the meaning given by section 24A of the Immigration Act 1971;
- enforcement officer
means— (a) a designated customs official, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (see section 14(6) of that Act), (b) a person who is a commissioned officer of any of Her Majesty's ships, or (c) a person in command or charge of any aircraft or hovercraft of the Royal Navy, the Army or the Royal Air Force;
- England and Wales waters
means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to England and Wales;
- English and Welsh constable
means only a person who is— (a) a member of a police force in England and Wales, (b) a member of the British Transport Police Force, (c) a port constable, within the meaning of section 7 of the Marine Navigation Act 2013, or a person appointed to act as a constable under provision made by virtue of section 16 of the Harbours Act 1964, or (d) a National Crime Agency officer having the powers and privileges of a constable in England and Wales under the Crime and Courts Act 2013;
- equivalent offence
means an act which—
- financial year
means—
- foreign ship
means a ship which— (a) is registered in a State other than the United Kingdom, or (b) is not so registered but is entitled to fly the flag of a State other than the United Kingdom;
- foreign waters
means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to any relevant territory or State other than the United Kingdom;
- Human Rights Convention
means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4 November 1950, as it has effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom. 10 The definitions of “competent authority”, “employment”, “employment law” and “personal representative” in paragraph 32(8) also apply for the purposes of this paragraph.”
- immigration officer
means a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;
- immigration rules
has the same meaning as in that Act;
- interim slavery and trafficking prevention order
means an order made under section 21 (except in section 30(1)(f));
- interim slavery and trafficking risk order
means an order made under section 28;
- international waters
means waters beyond the territorial sea of the United Kingdom or of any other State or relevant territory;
- items subject to legal privilege
has the same meaning as in Chapter 3 of Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (see section 412 of that Act);
- labour market offence
has the same meaning as in Part 5 of the Employment Rights Act 2025;
- land vehicle
means any vehicle other than a ship or aircraft;
- listed offence
has the meaning given by section 37(9);
- Local authority
has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (see section 105 of that Act).
- Northern Ireland constable
means a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland or the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;
- Northern Ireland waters
means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland;
- overseas domestic worker
means a person who, under the immigration rules, has (or last had) leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as— (a) a domestic worker in a private household, or (b) a private servant in a diplomatic household.
- Part 1 powers
means the powers set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2;
- Part 2 powers
means the powers set out in Part 2 of that Schedule;
- Part 3 powers
means the powers set out in Part 3 of that Schedule;
- partnership
means— (a) a partnership within the Partnership Act 1890, (b) a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907, or (c) a firm, or an entity of a similar character, formed under the law of a country outside the United Kingdom;
- passport
means—
- Patient information
means information (however recorded) which—
- permitted matter
means a matter which—
- prohibition on foreign travel
means—
- public authority
means any public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal;
- recovery period
has the same meaning as in section 61 of that Act.
- Relevant arrangements
means arrangements for providing assistance and support to persons who are, or who there are reasonable grounds to believe are, victims of human trafficking, as set out in—
- relevant characteristics
means age, sex and any physical or mental illness or disability;
- Relevant offence
means—
- Relevant police area
means—
- relevant territory
means— (a) the Isle of Man;
- Relevant UK order
means an order under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland which appears to the Secretary of State to be equivalent or similar to—
- Scotland waters
means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to Scotland;
- Scottish constable
means only a person who is— (a) a constable, within the meaning of section 99 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), or (b) a National Crime Agency officer having the powers and privileges of a constable in Scotland under the Crime and Courts Act 2013;
- senior immigration officer
means an immigration officer not below the rank of chief immigration officer.
- ship
includes every description of vessel (including a hovercraft) used in navigation;
- ship without nationality
means a ship which— (a) is not registered in, or otherwise entitled to fly the flag of, any State or relevant territory, or (b) sails under the flags of two or more States or relevant territories, or under the flags of a State and relevant territory, using them according to convenience;
- slavery and human trafficking
means— (a) conduct which constitutes an offence under any of the following— (i) section 1, 2 or 4 of this Act, (ii) section 1, 2 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 2 (N.I.)) (equivalent offences in Northern Ireland), (iii) section 1 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 12) (equivalent offences in Scotland), or (b) conduct which would constitute an offence in a part of the United Kingdom under any of those provisions if the conduct took place in that part of the United Kingdom.
- slavery and trafficking prevention order
means an order made under section 14 or 15 (except in section 30(1)(e));
- slavery and trafficking reparation order
means an order made under section 8;
- slavery and trafficking risk order
means an order made under section 23.
- slavery or human trafficking offence
means an offence listed in Schedule 1;
- specified public authority
means a public authority listed in Schedule 3.
- the appropriate court
means—
- the confiscation order
means the confiscation order within section 8(1)(b) or (2)(a) (as the case may be).
- the Convention
means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (Cmnd 8941) and any modifications of that Convention agreed after the passing of this Act that have entered into force in relation to the United Kingdom;
- the court
means—
- the Human Rights Convention
means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4th November 1950;
- the ship
means the ship in relation to which the powers set out in this Part of this Schedule are exercised.
- Travel
means—
- United Kingdom ship
means a ship which— (a) is registered under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, (b) is a Government ship within the meaning of that Act, (c) is not registered in any State or relevant territory but is wholly owned by persons each of whom has a United Kingdom connection, or (d) is registered under an Order in Council under section 1 of the Hovercraft Act 1968.