Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021

Amendment of European Communities (Communication of Passenger Data) Regulations 2011

26. Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Communication of Passenger Data) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 597 of 2011 ) is amended in paragraph (1) —

(a) in the definition of “immigration offence”—

(i) in paragraph (e), by the substitution of “(No. 26 of 2003),” for “No. 26 of 2003), or”,

(ii) in paragraph (f), by the substitution of “(No. 1 of 2004), or” for “(No. 1 of 2004);”, and

(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (f):

“(g) Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021 (No. 42 of 2021);”,

and

(b) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “smuggling”:

“‘smuggling of persons’ means conduct that constitutes an offence under—

(a) section 2 of the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000 (No. 29 of 2000), or

(b) section 6 , 7 or 8 of the Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021 (No. 42 of 2021);”.