The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Public Health Advice) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Amendment of the International Travel Regulations

3.—(1) The International Travel Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 7 (fixed penalty notices)—

(a) in paragraph (6)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£60” substitute “£500”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£120” substitute “£1,000”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “£240” substitute “£2,000”;

(iv) for sub-paragraph (d), substitute “in the case of the fourth and subsequent fixed penalty notices issued in respect of an information offence, £4,000.”;

(v) omit sub-paragraph (e);

(b) after paragraph (6A) insert—

“(6B) In determining how many fixed penalty notices a person (“P”) has received in respect of an information offence for the purposes of paragraph (6), no account is to be taken of any such fixed penalty notice issued to P before 4.00 a.m. on 30th January 2021.”.

(3) In Schedule 1 (passenger information), omit paragraphs 2(f), 3 and 5.

(4) In paragraph 3(1)(d) of Schedule 2A (testing before arrival in Northern Ireland), after “resume their work”, insert—

“,

(e) a member of aircraft crew carried on a flight for the purpose of performing duties to be assigned by the operator or the pilot in command of the aircraft, in the interests of the safety of the aircraft, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work”.

(5) In Schedule 5 (Countries or territories subject to additional measures), at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, insert “Burundi”, “Rwanda” and “United Arab Emirates”.