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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021 (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introductory

    1. 1.Citation, commencement, extent and application

    2. 2.Interpretation and introduction of Schedules 1 to 4

    3. 2A.Exemptions for vaccinated travellers and others

  3. PART 1A Requirements on persons arriving in England

    1. 3.Requirement on passengers to provide information

    2. 3ZA.Requirement to possess notification of negative test result

  4. PART 1B Additional requirements for eligible travellers

    1. 3A.Interpretation of Part

    2. 3B.Eligible travellers

    3. 3C.Eligible travellers: vaccination conditions

    4. 3D.Eligible travellers: UK clinical trial conditions

    5. 3E.Eligible travellers: US clinical trial conditions

    6. 3EA.Eligible travellers: Non-UK or US clinical trial conditions

    7. 3F.Eligible travellers: UK clinical exemption conditions

    8. 3G.Eligible travellers: age condition

    9. 3H.Eligible travellers: UK vaccine rollout overseas conditions

    10. 3I.Testing requirements on eligible travellers (workers)

    11. 3J.Testing requirements on eligible travellers (non-workers)

    12. 3K.Self-isolation requirements on eligible travellers

    13. 3L. Application of this Part to a person who was required to be in isolation in accordance with Schedule 11 immediately before 4.00 pm on 15th December 2021 and who meets the conditions in any of regulations 3C to 3H

  5. PART 2 Additional requirements on persons arriving in England who are not eligible travellers

    1. 4.Requirement to possess notification of negative test result

    2. 5.Requirements relating to tests

    3. 6.Requirement to book and undertake tests

    4. 7.Requirement to undertake workforce tests

    5. 8.Test requirements: offshore installation workers

    6. 9.(Self-isolation requirements on arrivals who are Schedule 11-exempt passengers)

    7. 9A. Application of this Part to a person who was required to be in isolation in accordance with Schedule 11 immediately before 4.00 pm on 15th December 2021 and to whom regulation 3L does not apply

    8. 10.Further requirements on arrivals from category 3 countries or territories

  6. PART 3 Enforcement

    1. 11.Enforcement of requirement to self-isolate

    2. 12.Power of entry

  7. PART 4 Requirements on operators

    1. 13.Passenger information requirement

    2. 14.Required information and manner

    3. 15.Records and information

    4. 15A.Requirement to implement and maintain processes and systems

    5. 16.Requirement to ensure passengers have completed a Passenger Locator Form

    6. 17.Requirement to ensure passengers possess notification of negative test result

    7. 17A.Requirement to ensure passengers possess evidence of vaccination

    8. 18.Requirement to ensure that certain passengers arrive only at designated ports

  8. PART 4A Requirements on private test providers and diagnostic laboratories

    1. 18A.Requirements on test providers

    2. 18B.Requirements on other persons carrying out testing services

  9. PART 5 Offences, proceedings and information

    1. 19.Offences and penalties

    2. 20.Fixed penalty notices

    3. 21.Prosecutions

    4. 22.Power to use and disclose information

    5. 23.Self-incrimination

  10. PART 6 Final provisions

    1. 24.Review of need for requirements

    2. 25.Expiry of Regulations

    3. 26.Revocations, transitional provision consequential amendments and savings

  11. Signature

  12. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Category 1 countries and territories

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Category 2 countries and territories

      1. Any country or territory outside the common travel area not...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Category 3 countries and territories

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Exemptions

      1. Seasonal and temporary horticultural and food processing workers

        1. 1.(1)  A person who has an offer of employment—

      2. PART 2 Transport workers

        1. 2.(1) A member of aircraft crew where they have travelled...

        2. 3.A civil aviation inspector, as defined in Annex 9 to...

        3. 4.(1) A road passenger transport worker where they have travelled...

        4. 5.(1) A road haulage worker where they have travelled to...

        5. 6.Operational, rail maintenance, safety and security workers working on the...

        6. 7.Any of the following who have travelled to the United...

        7. 8.(1) A seafarer. (2) For the purposes of this paragraph—...

        8. 9.(1) A person who has travelled to the United Kingdom...

        9. 10.(1) A government contractor who— (a) is employed or engaged...

      3. PART 3 Border security duties

        1. 11.(1) A Crown servant or government contractor where they are—...

        2. 12.An official of a foreign Government, required to travel to...

      4. PART 4 Law enforcement

        1. 13. An official of a foreign police force, required to travel...

        2. 14.A person responsible for escorting a person for the purposes...

        3. 15.A person who is being lawfully compelled to travel to...

      5. PART 5 Other work-related exemptions

        1. 16.(1)  A person who has travelled to the United Kingdom...

        2. 17.(1) Any person in respect of whom the relevant Department...

        3. 18.(1) Any person in respect of whom the relevant Department...

        4. 19.(1) A person (“ P ”) who is—

        5. 20.(1) A person who is a Crown servant, a government...

        6. 21.An in-flight security officer deployed pursuant to an international agreement...

      6. PART 6 Other exemptions

        1. 22.(1) A non-disembarking cruise passenger. (2) For the purposes of...

        2. 23.(1) A non-CTA transit passenger. (2) For the purposes of...

        3. 24.(1) A CTA transit passenger. (2) For the purposes of...

        4. 25.(1) A short-stay cruise passenger. (2) For the purposes of...

    5. SCHEDULE 4A

      1. PART 1 Application of Regulations to Conference of the Parties participants

        1. 1.(1) These Regulations apply in relation to participants in the...

        2. 2.WLS invitees and Part 2 participants

        3. 3.Eligible category 2 participants

        4. 4.Non-eligible category 2 participants

        5. 5.Eligible category 3 participants

      2. PART 2 Conference of the Parties Representatives

        1. 1.A representative of a party to the United Nations Framework...

        2. 2.A representative of an observer state who is, or is...

        3. 3.A representative of the Executive Board of the Clean Development...

        4. 4.An executive head of a specialized agency of the United...

        5. 5.An officer of a specialized agency of the United Nations,...

        6. 6.An expert performing a mission for a specialized agency of...

        7. 7.An official of the Adaptation Fund, the Green Climate Fund...

        8. 8.An officer of the United Nations, other than a person...

        9. 9.An expert, other than an officer of the United Nations,...

        10. 10.A representative of an international organisation, within the meaning of...

        11. 11.In this Schedule— (a) “observer state” means an observer state...

    6. SCHEDULE 5

      List of sporting events

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    7. SCHEDULE 6

      Passenger information

      1. PART 1 Information to be provided by all passengers

        1. 1.Personal details of the passenger— (a) their full name;

        2. 2.Journey details of the passenger— (a) the address or addresses...

        3. 3.Where the passenger is travelling with a child for whom...

      2. PART 2 Information to be provided by eligible travellers only

        1. 3A.Where the passenger meets the COVID-19 vaccination eligibility criteria ...,...

      3. PART 3 Information to be provided by passengers other than eligible travellers only

        1. 4.Where the passenger is a person required by regulation 9(2)...

        2. 5.Where regulation 3J (testing requirements on eligible travellers (non-workers)) requires...

    8. SCHEDULE 7

      Testing before arrival in England

      1. 1.Compliant tests

      2. 1A.For the purposes of paragraph 1, a person transits through...

      3. 2.Form of notification of negative result

      4. 3.Persons not required to comply with regulation 3ZA

    9. SCHEDULE 8

      Mandatory testing after arrival in England

      1. 1.Interpretation of this Schedule

      2. 2.Requirement to self-isolate on failure to undertake a mandatory test

      3. 3.Consequences of test results

      4. 4.Optional tests

      5. 5.Tests other than in accordance with these Regulations

      6. 6.Day 2 tests: general test requirements

      7. 7.Day 2 tests: private provider requirements

      8. 7A.Day 2 tests: general requirements for lateral flow device tests

      9. 7B.Day 2 tests: private provider requirements for lateral flow device tests

      10. 8.Day 8 tests: general test requirements

      11. 9.Day 8 tests: private provider requirements

      12. 10.Required circumstances for undertaking a day 2 test or a day 8 test

      13. 11.Notification of test results

      14. 11A.Notification of test results: lateral flow device tests

      15. 12.Charge for day 2 tests and day 8 tests

    10. SCHEDULE 9

      Workforce tests

      1. 1.Interpretation of this Schedule

      2. 2.Requirement after failure to undertake test

      3. 3.Consequences of test results

      4. 4.Duties on employers

    11. SCHEDULE 10

      Optional testing after arrival in England

      1. 1.Application of this Schedule

      2. 2.Appropriate tests

      3. 3.Test providers

      4. 4.Required circumstances for undertaking testing

      5. 5.Notification of test results

    12. SCHEDULE 11

      Additional measures applicable to arrivals from category 3 countries and territories

      1. 1.Application of this Schedule

      2. 2.(1) This Schedule does not apply where P is a...

      3. 3.Limitation on ports of entry

      4. 4.The following ports are designated for the purposes of this...

      5. 5.Duties on arrival

      6. 6.P must, on arrival in England, travel directly to the...

      7. 7.If P is not in possession of a managed self-isolation...

      8. 8.(1) In this Schedule a “managed self-isolation package” means—

      9. 8A.This paragraph applies where P arrives in England between 12...

      10. 9.Charge for managed self-isolation package

      11. 10.Duty to self-isolate and period of self-isolation

      12. 11.Exceptions from duty to self-isolate

      13. 12.Paragraph 10 does not require P to remain in self-isolation...

      14. 13.Permitted reasons to leave or be outside place of self-isolation

      15. 14.Meaning of “place”

      16. 15.Designations

      17. 16.Duties where P is a child

      18. 17.Person caring for P

      19. 18.Modification of application of this Schedule where P is a relevant person

      20. 18A.Requirement to provide contact details

      21. 18B.Requirement to self-isolate with P

      22. 18C.Requirement on employers of self-isolating workers

      23. 19.Modification of application of this Schedule where P is taking up employment as an NHS nurse

    13. SCHEDULE 12

      Information for passengers

      1. PART 1 Essential information to enter England from overseas

      2. PART 2 Onboard announcement

      3. PART 3 Relevant websites

    14. SCHEDULE 13

      Prohibition on the arrival of aircraft and vessels into England

      1. 1.Interpretation of this Schedule

      2. 2.Prohibition on arrival of aircraft into England

      3. 3.Prohibition on arrival of vessels into England

      4. 4.The countries or territories referred to in paragraph 2(1) are—...

      5. 5.The countries or territories referred to in paragraph 3(1) are—...

      6. 6.A controller who contravenes paragraph 2(1) or 3(1) commits an...

      7. 7.Airport operators to ensure passengers use designated terminals

    15. SCHEDULE 14

      Amounts of fixed penalties

      1. 1.Amounts of fixed penalties

      2. 2.Regulation 19(1)(a)

      3. 3.Regulation 19(6)

      4. 3A.Regulation 19(6A)

      5. 4.Regulation 19(1)(b)

      6. 5.Regulation 19(1)(c)

      7. 6.Regulation 19(1)(d)

      8. 7.Regulation 19(1)(e)

      9. 8.Regulation 19(1)(f) and (iza)

      10. 9.Regulation 19(1)(g)

      11. 10.Regulation 19(1)(h)

      12. 11.Regulation 19(1)(i) , (ia), (ic) and (j)

      13. 12.Regulation 19(1)(j)

      14. 12A.Breach of a requirement in paragraph 5 , 16(a) or...

      15. 13.Regulation 19(1)(id) and (k)

      16. 14.Regulation 19(7)(a)

      17. 14A.Regulation 19(7)(aa)

      18. 15.Regulation 19(7)(b) to (d)

      19. 15A.Regulation 19(7)(cd)

      20. 16.Regulation 19(13)

      21. 16A.Regulation 19(13A)

      22. 16B.Regulation 19(13B)(a)

      23. 16C.Regulation 19(13B)(b)

      24. 17.Regulation 19(14)

      25. 18.In determining how many fixed penalty notices a person (“P”)...

    16. SCHEDULE 15

      Consequential Amendments

      1. 1.(1) The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 are amended as...

      2. 2.(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020...

    17. SCHEDULE 16

      Transitional provision

      1. 1.Passenger information provided before 4.00 a.m. on 17th May 2021...

      2. 2.Confirmation given by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office that...

      3. 3.A designation by the Secretary of State of a person...

      4. 4.Regulation 5A of the 2020 Regulations continues to have effect...

      5. 5.A designation by the Secretary of State of a person...

      6. 6.A designation by the Secretary of State of a person...

      7. 7.A designation by the Secretary of State under regulation 8...

      8. 8.A confirmation from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office or...

      9. 9.A booking of a managed self-isolation package made before 4.00...

      10. 10.A designation by the Secretary of State under paragraph 9...

      11. 11.Authorisation by the Secretary of State under paragraph 13(2)(a) of...

      12. 12.A designation by the Secretary of State of accommodation or...

      13. 13.Confirmation by the Secretary of State that paragraph 18 of...

      14. 14.Confirmation by a sponsor that paragraph 19 of Schedule B1A...

      15. 15.Confirmation by a UK Government Department under paragraph 1(1A)(d) of...

      16. 16.Certification by a UK Government Department under paragraphs 13 or...

      17. 17.A designation by the Secretary of State under paragraph 12(1)...

      18. 18.Guidance issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph...

  13. Explanatory Note

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