text: **44.**—(1) A domestic elite sportsperson, an international elite sportsperson, a domestic ancillary 
  
  sportsperson or an international ancillary sportsperson. 
  
  (2) For the purposes of this paragraph— 
  
  “domestic ancillary sportsperson” means an individual essential to— 
  (a) the running of an elite sports event including— 
  
  (i) operational staff essential to the running of that elite sports event, 
  (ii) event officials and referees, or 
  
  (b) the support of a domestic elite sportsperson including— 
  
  (i) sports team medical, logistical, technical and administration staff, 
  (ii) individual sportsperson medical and technical support staff, 
  (iii) horse grooms and trainers, 
  (iv) motorsport mechanics and technical staff, 
  (v) the parent or carer of a domestic elite sportsperson under the age of 18; 
  
  “domestic elite sportsperson” means an individual who— 
  (a) derives a living from competing in a sport or is— 
  
  (i) a senior representative nominated by a relevant sporting body, 
  (ii) a member of the senior training squad for a relevant sporting body, or 
  (iii) aged 16 or above and on an elite development pathway, 
  
  (b) is in England, after departing from or transiting through a category 2 country or territory, 
  
  and 
  (c) either— 
  
  (i) has departed from or transited through the category 2 country or territory in order to 
  compete in an elite sports event, or to participate in training for an Olympic or 
  Paralympic event, and has returned to England with the intention of continuing 
  activities as a sportsperson, or 
  
  (ii) is a United Kingdom sportsperson who is not habitually resident in the United 
  Kingdom and has travelled to England in order to participate in training for or to 
  compete in an elite sports event; 
  
  “elite sports event” means a specified competition or other sporting event in which the 
  participants compete— 
  (a) to derive a living, or 
  (b) to qualify for the right to represent— 
  
  (i) Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Tokyo or Beijing Olympic or Paralympic 
  
  Games, or the Paris Olympic or Paralympic Games, or 