Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020
PART 1Introductory
Interpretation2.
(1)
In these Regulations—
“face covering” means a covering of any type which covers a person’s nose and mouth;
“public transport service” has the meaning given in paragraph (2);
“relevant person” has the meaning given in regulation 5;
“TfL” and “TfL officer” have the meanings given in regulation 5;
“vehicle” includes an aircraft, a cable car, a train and a vessel.
(2)
“Public transport service” means any service for the carriage of passengers from place to place which is available to the general public (whether or not for payment, whether or not all of the places connected by the service are in England and whether or not there are breaks in the journey) but does not include—
(a)
a school transport service;
(b)
a taxi or private hire vehicle service;
(c)
any service provided by means of a cruise ship.
(3)
For the purposes of paragraph (2)—
“school transport service” means any transport provided solely for the purpose of—
(a)
facilitating a person’s attendance at a school or other place at which they receive education or training, or
(b)
otherwise than for the reason in paragraph (a), carrying a person to and from the school or other place at which they receive education or training;
“taxi or private hire vehicle service” means a service provided by means of a vehicle licensed under—