The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022

New regulations 16A and 16B

7.  After regulation 16 (consequences of test results), insert—

“Eligible vaccinated arrivals: notification of result of self-administered test

16A.— (1) This regulation applies where P—

(a) is an eligible vaccinated arrival,

(b) undertakes a day 2 test but it is not a test that complies with regulation 14(9A), and

(c) the test is not administered—

(i) by the test provider, or

(ii) at a site operated for the purposes of administering such tests by a test provider.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), P must provide the test provider with the information set out in paragraph (5) within 15 minutes of the test’s read time as determined by the manufacturer’s instructions for use.

(3) If P is—

(a) a child, or

(b) a person with a disability who is unable for that reason to provide the information to the test provider,

regulation 13(2) and (4) applies instead of paragraph (2).

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)—

(a) regulation 13(2) is to be read as if it referred to the information set out in paragraph (5),

(b) regulation 13(2)(b) is to be disregarded.

(5) The information is—

(a) a single photograph clearly showing—

(i) the test device in such a way that it is identifiable as having been provided by the test provider,

(ii) the test reference number provided pursuant to regulation 13(3), and

(iii) the test result, and

(b) the address at which P is able to receive a confirmatory test pursuant to regulation 16B.

Eligible vaccinated arrivals: confirmatory test

16B.— (1) This regulation applies where P—

(a) is an eligible vaccinated arrival,

(b) undertakes a day 2 test but it is not a test that complies with regulation 14(9A), and

(c) receives notification that the test has generated a positive result.

(2) P must as soon as reasonably practicable undertake a confirmatory test provided by a public provider. In this regulation “public provider” has the same meaning as in regulation 14(10).

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), a person who self-administers a test is deemed to receive notification of a result in relation to the test when the person determines the result in accordance with the test manufacturer’s instructions for use.”.