The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 13) Regulations 2021

Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers and laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 122(6) and (7) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament within 28 days beginning with the day on which the Regulations were made, not taking into account any period of dissolution or recess for more than 4 days.

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 237

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 13) Regulations 2021

Made

at 2.15 p.m. on 10th June 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

at 4.00 p.m. on 10th June 2021

Coming into force

at 4.00 a.m. on 14th June 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 94(1)(b)(i) and 122(2) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008(1), and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 122(6) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consider that these Regulations need to be made urgently, without a draft having been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 13) Regulations 2021 and come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 14 June 2021.

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

2.  The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020(2) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

3.  In paragraph 38 of schedule 2 (persons not required to comply with regulation 3, regulation 5A or regulations 5D to 6B)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) in the definition of “domestic elite sportsperson”, after head (c)(i) insert—

“(ia) has departed from or transited through the non-exempt country or territory in order to participate in training for an elite sporting event in which the participants compete for the right to qualify to represent England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham and has returned to Scotland with the intention of continuing activities as a sportsperson,”,

(ii) in the definition of “elite sports event”, in head (b)(ii) omit “in those sports which are not part of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games programme”, and

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i) in head (a)(ii) omit “, if that sport is not part of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games programme,”,

(ii) in each of heads (b)(ii) and (c)(ii) omit “in those sports which are not part of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games programme”.

4.  In Part 1 of schedule 3A (specified competitions)—

(a) after paragraph 3 (test cricket matches) insert—

“9A.   Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open.

9B.   Golf – AIG Women’s Open.”,

(b) in paragraph 21 (ATP Tour Tennis), after “Tennis” insert “, WTA Tour Tennis and ITF Tour Tennis”, and

(c) after paragraph 27 (UEFA Youth League fixtures) insert—

“27A.   FIM Speedway Grand Prix qualification events.”.

Saving

5.  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 am 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 those amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.

MICHAEL MATHESON

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

At 2.15 p.m. on 10th June 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the International Travel Regulations”).

Regulation 3 amends the International Travel Regulations to extend definitions for elite sport to include all events at which specified persons compete to qualify for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham.

Regulation 4 adds events to competitions that are specified in the International Travel Regulations for the purposes of elite sport.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.

(1)

2008 asp 5.

(2)

S.S.I. 2020/169, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2020/209, S.S.I. 2020/280, S.S.I 2020/307, S.S.I 2020/326, S.S.I. 2020/343, S.S.I. 2021/74 and S.S.I. 2021/158.