The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Passengers Travelling to Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Passengers Travelling to Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 30 October 2020.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Passengers Travelling to Scotland) Regulations 2020

2.  The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Passengers Travelling to Scotland) Regulations 2020(1) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 8.

3.—(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) After the definition of “international passenger service”, insert—

““the International Travel Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020(2),”.

(3) In the definition of “port”, omit ““required information” means the information specified in the schedule,”.

(4) In the definition of “required information”, for “the Schedule” substitute “schedule 1 and, where appropriate, schedule 2”.

4.  In regulation 3(2) (provision of information before booking), omit “, either orally or in writing,”.

5.  After regulation 3, insert—

“Provision of information between 24 and 48 hours before scheduled departure

3A.— (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an operator must ensure that a passenger who arrives at a port in Scotland on an international passenger service provided by the operator was provided with the required information between 24 and 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure time of that service.

(2) Paragraph (1) applies only where—

(a) a booking was made for the passenger to travel on the relevant service at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure time, and

(b) the booking was made on or after 30 October 2020.

(3) If another person (“X”) made the booking on behalf of the passenger (whether or not X is also a passenger on the service), the requirement in paragraph (1) is to be treated as complied with if the required information was provided to X between 24 and 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure time of the relevant service, along with a written request that X provide that information to the passenger, unless X considers that, by virtue of age or mental capacity, the passenger is unlikely to be capable of understanding it.”.

6.  In regulation 4(2) (provision of information before check in), omit “, either orally or in writing,”.

7.—(1) Regulation 6 (offences) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1), after “regulations 3(1)”, insert “, 3A(1),”.

(3) In paragraph (3)—

(a) after “regulation 3(1)”, insert “, 3A(1),”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “at that booking”, insert “, pre-departure”.

8.  For the schedule (required information) substitute schedule 1 (required information) and schedule 2 (passenger notices) set out in the schedule of these Regulations.

Saving provision

9.  The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Passengers Travelling to Scotland) Regulations 2020 apply as if the amendments made by this instrument had not been made in relation to any—

(a) booking made,

(b) check-in which takes place, or

(c) international passenger service which departs,

before these Regulations come into force.

H YOUSAF

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

At 12.45 p.m. on 20th October 2020