“SCHEDULE A2
Regulation 2
Acute risk countries, territories or parts thereof
Angola
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Seychelles
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe”.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021
| Year | 2021 |
2021 No. 5
Public Health
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021
Made 8th January 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th January 2021
Coming into force 9th January 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 94(1)(b)(i) and 122(2)(b) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 20081, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 122(6) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consider that these Regulations need to be made urgently, without a draft having been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 9 January 2021.
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020
2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 20202are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) before the definition of “child” insert-
““acute risk country or territory” means a country or territory, or part of a country or territory, specified in schedule A2”.
(3) In regulation 3(7)3, for “South Africa” substitute “an acute risk country or territory”.
(4) In regulation 6(1A)4, for “South Africa” substitute “a non-exempt country or territory which is an acute risk country or territory”.
(5) In regulation 7(2)5for “South Africa” substitute “an acute risk country or territory”.
(6) In regulation 8 (enforcement of requirement in regulation 6(2))—
(a)
(a) in the title, for “regulation 6(2)” substitute “regulation 6”,
(b)
(b) in paragraph (1), after “regulation 6(2)” each time it occurs, insert “or 6(2A)”,
(c)
(c) in paragraph (4), after “regulation 6(2)” both times it occurs, insert “or 6(2A)”,
(d)
(d) in paragraph (5), after “regulation 6(2)”, insert “or 6(2A)”,
(e)
(e) in paragraph (6), after “regulation 6(2)”, insert “or 6(2A).
(7) In regulation 9(6)—
(a)
(a) after “regulation 6(2)” insert “or 6(2A)”,
(b)
(b) in sub-paragraph (h) after “regulation 6(2)” where it first occurs, insert “or 6(2A)”.
(8) In schedule A1, in Part 1 (countries, territories, or parts of countries or territories) omit—
(a)
(a) “Botswana”6,
(b)
(b) “Israel and Jerusalem”7,
(c)
(c) “Mauritius”,
(d)
(d) “Seychelles”.
(9) After schedule A1 insert—
Saving
3. The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply in relation to any person who arrived in Scotland during the period beginning at 12.01 a.m. on 8 June 2020 and ending immediately prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, and the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 continue to apply to such persons as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.
MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
At 11.00 a.m. on 8th January 2021
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020...
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