The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 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”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2020/169, as amended by S.S.I. 2020/171, S.S.I. 2020/184, S.S.I. 2020/209, S.S.I. 2020/221, S.S.I. 2020/224, S.S.I. 2020/229, S.S.I. 2020/233, S.S.I. 2020/235, S.S.I. 2020/242, S.S.I. 2020/252, S.S.I. 2020/263, S.S.I. 2020/271, S.S.I. 2020/274, S.S.I. 2020/280, S.S.I. 2020/288, S.S.I. 2020/301, S.S.I. 2020/307, S.S.I. 2020/326, S.S.I. 2020/330, S.S.I. 2020/343, S.S.I. 2020/354, S.S.I. 2020/358, S.S.I. 2020/378, S.S.I. 2020/404, S.S.I. 2020/431, S.S.I. 2020/444, S.S.I 2020/474 and S.I. 2020/942.

(2)

Regulation 3(7) was inserted by S.S.I. 2020/474.

(3)

Regulation 6(1A) was inserted by S.S.I. 2020/474.

(4)

Regulation 7(2) was inserted by S.S.I. 2020/474.

(5)

Inserted by S.S.I. 2020/431.

(6)

Inserted by S.S.I. 2020/404.