The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 9 January 2021.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) before the definition of “child” insert-

““acute risk country or territory” means a country or territory, or part of a country or territory, specified in schedule A2”.

(3) In regulation 3(7)(2), for “South Africa” substitute “an acute risk country or territory”.

(4) In regulation 6(1A)(3), for “South Africa” substitute “a non-exempt country or territory which is an acute risk country or territory”.

(5) In regulation 7(2)(4) for “South Africa” substitute “an acute risk country or territory”.

(6) In regulation 8 (enforcement of requirement in regulation 6(2))—

(a) in the title, for “regulation 6(2)” substitute “regulation 6”,

(b) in paragraph (1), after “regulation 6(2)” each time it occurs, insert “or 6(2A)”,

(c) in paragraph (4), after “regulation 6(2)” both times it occurs, insert “or 6(2A)”,

(d) in paragraph (5), after “regulation 6(2)”, insert “or 6(2A)”,

(e) in paragraph (6), after “regulation 6(2)”, insert “or 6(2A).

(7) In regulation 9(6)—

(a) after “regulation 6(2)” insert “or 6(2A)”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (h) after “regulation 6(2)” where it first occurs, insert “or 6(2A)”.

(8) In schedule A1, in Part 1 (countries, territories, or parts of countries or territories) omit—

(a) “Botswana”(5),

(b) “Israel and Jerusalem”(6),

(c) “Mauritius”,

(d) “Seychelles”.

(9) After schedule A1 insert—

Regulation 2

“SCHEDULE A2 Acute risk countries, territories or parts thereof

• Angola

• Botswana

• Eswatini

• Lesotho

• Malawi

• Mauritius

• Mozambique

• Namibia

• Seychelles

• South Africa

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe”.

Saving

3.  The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply in relation to any person who arrived in Scotland during the period beginning at 12.01 a.m. on 8 June 2020 and ending immediately prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, and the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 continue to apply to such persons as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.

MICHAEL MATHESON

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

At 11.00 a.m. on 8th January 2021