The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 26) Regulations 2021

Transitional provisions and savings

12.—(1) In relation to any person who arrived in England before the coming into force of these Regulations, the International Travel Regulations apply as if the amendments made by the provisions of these Regulations, other than regulation 4, had not been made.

(2) Where—

(a) a person (“P”) is a relevant child who immediately before the commencement day was required to self-isolate in accordance with regulation 3K of the International Travel Regulations, and

(b) before that day, a person (“A”) who accompanied P when P travelled to England was notified, in accordance with paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 8 to the International Travel Regulations, of the result of a day 2 test which A was required to take by regulation 3J or 6 of those Regulations,

the period for which P is required to self-isolate in accordance with regulation 3K of those Regulations ends on the commencement day.

(3) Where—

(a) it was not reasonably practicable for a person (“P”) to undertake a day 2 test in accordance with regulation 3J of the International Travel Regulations due to a disability,

(b) immediately before the commencement day, P was required to self-isolate in accordance with regulation 3K of those Regulations, and

(c) before that day, a person (“A”) who accompanied P when P travelled to England was notified, in accordance with paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 8 to the International Travel Regulations, of the result of a day 2 test which A was required to take by regulation 3J or 6 of those Regulations,

the period for which P is required to self-isolate in accordance with regulation 3K of those Regulations ends on the commencement day.

(4) Where—

(a) a person (“P”) is a relevant child who immediately before the commencement day was required to self-isolate in accordance with regulation 3K of the International Travel Regulations and was not accompanied by any person when they travelled to England who was required by regulation 3J or 6 of those Regulations to take a day 2 test, and

(b) P undertakes a replacement test on or after the commencement day,

P is to be treated as if P had undertaken an optional day 2 test for the purposes of regulation 3K of those Regulations as amended by these Regulations.

(5) In this regulation—

“the commencement day” means 4.00 a.m. on 18th December 2021;

“relevant child” means a child who was under the age of five upon arrival in England;

“replacement test” means a test meeting the requirements of a day 2 test (within the meaning of regulation 3J of the International Travel Regulations) save as to the time at which it is to be taken and the fact that P is not required by that regulation to take the test.