The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021 and come into force at 04.00 a.m. on 15th February 2021.(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020
after the definition of “immigration officer” insert— after the definition of “Passenger Locator Form” insert— any port (including a seaport, airport or heliport) , ora place which is an authorised terminal control point for international services for the purposes of sections 11 and 12 of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 In regulation 3 (requirement to provide information) after paragraph (10A)
Paragraph (10A) does not apply to a person described in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2.After regulation 3A (requirement to possess notification of negative test result) insert— is required to self-isolate under regulation 4 (requirement to self-isolate) or Schedule B1A (additional measures) , orparagraph 13(1) (c) (persons returning to facilitate diplomatic mission etc.) ;paragraphs 17 to 27 (essential infrastructure etc. personnel) ;paragraphs 31 to 34 (medical etc. personnel) ;paragraphs 35 to 36 (telecoms etc. personnel) .for themselves, andfor any child age 5 or older with whom they are travelling and for whom they have responsibility.Where P is an adult who arrives in England without possessing a testing package required under paragraph (2) , P must as soon as practicable obtain such a testing package.Where P is a child age 5 or older and who is unaccompanied by an adult who has responsibility for P, an adult with responsibility for P must obtain a testing package as soon as practicable after P arrives in England.is an adult, they must undertake the tests in accordance with their testing package;is a child, an adult with responsibility for P must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure that P undertakes the tests in accordance with the testing package.Where P's day 2 test generates a positive result, P is not required to undertake a day 8 test.Where P does not undertake a test as required by this regulation by reason of a reasonable excuse (see regulation 6(1C) (b) ) , P must, as soon as practicable after the matters giving rise to the reasonable excuse no longer pertain, undertake a test (“a replacement test”) complying with the requirements that apply to the test that was missed.a day 2 test, P is to be treated as if they had undertaken a day 2 test in accordance with this regulation;a day 8 test, P is to be treated as if they had undertaken a day 8 test in accordance with this regulation.Schedule 2C makes further provision about day 2 and day 8 tests (including the consequences of testing) .A person who possesses a testing package must provide evidence of it if requested by an immigration officer.“day 2 test” means a test which complies with paragraph 6 of Schedule 2C and is undertaken in the circumstances described in paragraph 10 of that Schedule;“day 8 test” means a test which complies with paragraph 8 of Schedule 2C and is undertaken in the circumstances described in paragraph 10 of that Schedule;“testing package” means a booking for a day 2 test and a day 8 test where both tests are provided, or arranged to be provided, by the same test provider.in sub-paragraph (a) after “territory” insert in sub-paragraph (b) after “territory” in the second place it occurs, insert omit sub-paragraph (c) ; at the end insert— is a person to whom Schedule B1A appliesin paragraph (2) at the end insert in sub-paragraph (a) for “(c) or (d) ” substitute omit sub-paragraph (d) ; after sub-paragraph (d) insert— where P is a person described in paragraph (1) (d) , in accordance with Schedule B1Ain paragraph (4) after “this regulation” insert after paragraph (4) insert— Where P is required to comply with this regulation and falls within paragraph (1) (d) , the address specified by P in the Passenger Locator Form pursuant to paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 1 must be the designated accommodation which is part of the managed self-isolation package booked by or on behalf of P.in paragraph (5) , at the beginning insert in paragraph (7) (a) for “last departed from or transited through a non-exempt country or territory”
omit paragraph (7A) ; after paragraph (7A) insert— Paragraphs (8) to (13A) do not apply where P falls within paragraph (1) (d) (and thus Schedule B1A applies) .in sub-paragraph (a) at the end insert in sub-paragraph (h) at the end insert for paragraph (14) substitute— is described in paragraph 1(1) (a) to (h) or (k) of or (l) Schedule 2; andarrives in England from a country or territory listed in Schedule B1 or has at any time in the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of their arrival in England departed from or transited through a country or territory listed in Schedule B1.omit paragraphs (15) and (16) . In regulation 4B(2) (prohibition of arrival of aircraft into England) at the end insert— the aircraft is operated by or in support of a foreign country or territory where, prior to its arrival in England, a United Kingdom Government Department has provided written confirmation to the operator that the aircraft is carrying passengers who are travelling to conduct official business with the United KingdomIn regulation 4C(2) (prohibition on arrival of vessels into England) at the end insert— a vessel operated by or in support of a foreign country or territory where, prior to its arrival in England, a United Kingdom Government Department has provided written confirmation to the operator that the vessel is carrying passengers who are travelling to conduct official business with the United Kingdomin paragraph (1) , in the opening words, after “regulation 4” insert after paragraph (1) insert— that P remain in a particular area of a port to await transportation to accommodation designated for the purposes of Schedule B1A,that P move to a particular place to board transportation designated for the purposes of Schedule B1A,that P board transportation designated for the purposes of Schedule B1A to travel to accommodation designated for the purposes
- “port”, except where the context otherwise requires, means—
- (a) any port (including a seaport, airport or heliport) , or
- (b) a place which is an authorised terminal control point for international services for the purposes of sections 11 and 12 of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987
- (1) This regulation applies to a person (“P”) who—
- (a) is required to self-isolate under regulation 4 (requirement to self-isolate) or Schedule B1A (additional measures) , or
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(b) subject to paragraph 13 (exclusion for certain diplomatic etc. personnel) of Schedule 2C, is not required to self-isolate under regulation 4 only by virtue of any of the following provisions of Schedule 2—
(i) paragraph 13(1) (c) (persons returning to facilitate diplomatic mission etc.) ; (ii) paragraphs 17 to 27 (essential infrastructure etc. personnel) ; (iii) paragraphs 31 to 34 (medical etc. personnel) ; (iv) paragraphs 35 to 36 (telecoms etc. personnel) .
- (14) Paragraphs (13) and (13A) do not apply where P is a person who—
- (a) is described in paragraph 1(1) (a) to (h) or (k) of or (l) Schedule 2; and
- (b) arrives in England from a country or territory listed in Schedule B1 or has at any time in the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of their arrival in England departed from or transited through a country or territory listed in Schedule B1.
- (1A) Where an authorised person has reasonable grounds to believe that P is a person who falls within regulation 4(1) (d) , an authorised person may do any of the following for the purpose of ensuring that P complies with the requirements in Schedule B1A (additional measures) —
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(a) give a direction to P, including a direction—
(i) that P remain in a particular area of a port to await transportation to accommodation designated for the purposes of Schedule B1A, (ii) that P move to a particular place to board transportation designated for the purposes of Schedule B1A, (iii) that P board transportation designated for the purposes of Schedule B1A to travel to accommodation designated for the purposes ...
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