The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel, Prohibition on Travel from the United Arab Emirates) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel, Prohibition on Travel from the United Arab Emirates) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 29 January 2021.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“operator” means—

(a)

in relation to a commercially operated aircraft, the person who has management of the aircraft when it lands in Scotland,

(b)

in relation to any other aircraft, the individual in control of the aircraft when it lands in Scotland,

“passenger” means a person carried in an aircraft other than a member of the crew.

Prohibition on the arrival of aircraft travelling directly from the United Arab Emirates

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this regulation applies to an aircraft whose last point of departure was the United Arab Emirates (“a relevant aircraft”).

(2) This regulation does not apply to—

(a) a commercially operated aircraft carrying no passengers,

(b) an aircraft operated by or in support of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

(3) An operator must not cause or permit a relevant aircraft to land in Scotland unless landing in Scotland is reasonably necessary to secure the safety of the aircraft or the health and safety of any person aboard it.

Offences and penalties

4.—(1) An operator who fails to comply with regulation 3 commits an offence when the aircraft arrives in Scotland.

(2) An operator who commits an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

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

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

(2) In schedule A2 (acute risk countries, territories or parts thereof)—

(a) after “Brazil” insert “Burundi”,

(b) after “Portugal” insert “Rwanda”,

(c) after “Tanzania” insert “The United Arab Emirates”.

Savings

6.—(1) The amendments made by regulations 2 to 4 do not apply in relation to any flight of an aircraft which arrives in Scotland before 1.00 p.m. on 29 January 2021.

(2) The amendments made by regulation 5 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 regulation 5 had not been made.

MICHAEL MATHESON

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

28th January 2021