The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

PART 3 Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 2020

14.  The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 2020(1) are amended as follows.

Substitution of the Schedule

15.  For the Schedule substitute—

Regulations 3, 3A and 4

“SCHEDULE

Part 1

The information to be provided for the purposes of regulations 3(2)(a)(i), 3(2)(b)(i), 3(2)(c)(i), 3A(4)(b)(i) and 3A(4)(c) is—

“Essential information to enter the UK from overseas

All persons arriving in the UK must fill in a Passenger Locator Form up to 48 hours before arrival. You must declare all countries you have visited in the 10 days before arrival.

Before departure check if any of the countries you have visited are on the red list.

If you have visited a country on the red list you must book a managed quarantine hotel.

You can only enter if you are a British or Irish National, or you have residence rights in the UK. You must enter through a designated port of arrival.

If you have not visited any countries on the red list, check if you qualify as fully vaccinated.

If you qualify as fully vaccinated you must book a test to take on or before day 2.

If you do not qualify as fully vaccinated you must:

• provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 2 days of departure to the UK,

• make plans to quarantine in private accommodation for 10 full days after arrival (or full duration of stay if less than 10 days), and

• book tests to take on day 2 and day 8 of quarantine.

These measures apply to all persons (including UK nationals and residents) arriving in the UK from outside the Common Travel Area comprising the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. The British Overseas Territories are not in the Common Travel Area. Public health requirements may vary depending upon which nation of the UK you are staying in.

England: https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control

Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-advice

Scotland: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-quarantine

Wales:https://gov.wales/arriving-wales-overseas

Failure to comply with these measures is a criminal offence and you could be fined. There are a limited set of exemptions from these measures. You may be fined if you fraudulently claim an exemption”

Part 2

The statement to be provided for the purposes of regulation 4 is—

(a) Welsh language version—

“Dyma neges iechyd y cyhoedd ar ran asiantaethau iechyd y cyhoedd y Deyrnas Unedig.

Os ydych wedi eich brechu’n llawn neu’n bodloni’r meini prawf cymhwystra mewn ffordd arall, rhaid i chi gymryd prawf ar neu cyn diwrnod 2 ar ôl i chi gyrraedd. Rhaid i chi hunanynysu wrth gyrraedd a dim ond os yw canlyniad y prawf yn negyddol y caniateir i chi adael yr hunanynysiad.

Os nad ydych wedi eich brechu’n llawn neu os nad ydych yn bodloni’r meini prawf cymhwystra, rhaid i chi hunanynysu am 10 niwrnod a chymryd prawf ar ddiwrnod 8 ar ôl i chi gyrraedd.

Os ydych wedi bod mewn unrhyw wledydd ar y rhestr goch o fewn y 10 niwrnod blaenorol, rhaid i chi fynd i gwarantin mewn cyfleuster cwarantin a reolir am 10 niwrnod.

Symptomau’r coronafeirws yw peswch cyson newydd, tymheredd uchel neu golli eich synnwyr blasu neu arogli arferol, neu newid yn eich synnwyr blasu neu arogli arferol. Os ydych yn profi unrhyw un o’r symptomau hyn, ni waeth pa mor ysgafn ydynt, fe’ch cynghorir i wneud eich hunan yn hysbys i’r criw.

Dilynwch y canllawiau Iechyd y Cyhoedd ar gyfer yr ardal yr ydych yn byw ynddi neu’n teithio ynddi. Ewch i gov.uk/coronavirus i gael rhagor o gyngor.”;

(b) English language version—

“The following is a public health message on behalf of the UK’s public health agencies.

If you are fully vaccinated or otherwise meet the eligibility criteria, you must take a test on or before day 2 after you arrive. You must self-isolate on arrival and may only leave self-isolation if the result of the test is negative.

If you are not fully vaccinated or do not meet the eligibility criteria, you must self-isolate for 10 days and take a test on day 8 after you arrive.

If you have been in any countries on the red list within the previous 10 days, you must quarantine in a managed quarantine facility for 10 days.

The symptoms of coronavirus are a new continuous cough, a high temperature or a loss of, or change in, normal sense of taste or smell. If you experience any of these symptoms, however mild, you are advised to make yourself known to the crew.

Please follow Public Health guidance for the area you are living or travelling in. Visit gov.uk/coronavirus for more advice.”;

(c) the statement in paragraph (a) or (b) translated into an officially recognised language of the country of departure.””

(1)

S.I. 2020/595 (W. 136) as amended by S.I. 2020/714 (W. 160), S.I. 2020/1118 (W. 253), S.I. 2020/1521 (W. 325), S.I. 2021/72 (W. 18) , S.I. 2021/171 (W. 39), S.I. 2021/457 (W. 145), S.I 2021/584 (W. 161), S.I. 2021/646 (W. 166), S.I. 2021/765 (W. 187), S.I. 2021/863 (W. 202), S.I. 2021/1109 (W. 265), S.I. 2021/1212 (W. 303),S.I. 2021/1342 (W. 346), S.I. 2021/1369 (W. 362) and S.I. 2021/1433 (W. 371).