The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Amendment to the principal Regulations

2.—(1) The principal Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “operator”, for “in regulation 18”, substitute “where the context otherwise requires”;

(b) for the definition of “relevant service”, substitute—

““relevant service” means a commercial transport service on which passengers travel to England from outside the common travel area on a vessel, aircraft or train;”.

(3) In regulation 9(17) (disapplication of self-isolation exemption for certain diplomats etc.), after “apply to”, insert “a”.

(4) In regulation 16(1) (operator requirement in relation to passenger locator form), in sub-paragraph (b), after “relevant service”, insert “other than a shuttle service”.

(5) In regulation 17(1) (operator requirement in relation to negative test result), in sub-paragraph (b), after “relevant service”, insert “other than a shuttle service”.

(6) In regulation 18(4) (operator requirement in relation to designated ports)—

(a) for the definition of “operator”, substitute—

““operator” includes, in relation to a transport service provided by means of an aircraft, any person who is an operator within the meaning of article 4 of the Air Navigation Order 2016(1);”;

(b) in the definition of “transport service”, omit sub-paragraph (b).

(7) After regulation 18(4) insert—

“(5) For the purposes of regulation 19(7)(d) and regulation 19(11) “operator” has the wider meaning given in paragraph (4).”.

(8) In Schedule 6 (passenger information), in paragraph 2(a)(i)—

(a) after “with regulation 9”, insert “or 10”;

(b) for “9(1)(c)”, substitute “10”.

(9) In Schedule 11 (additional measures applicable to arrivals from category 3 countries and territories), in paragraph 2(1)(g) (exemptions)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (v), after “(seamen and masters)”, insert “unless they have travelled to the United Kingdom to work, or have been repatriated to the United Kingdom after working, on board a cruise ship”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (vii), after “(inspectors and surveyors of ships)”, insert “unless they have travelled to the United Kingdom to work on board a cruise ship or after completing work on board a cruise ship”.

(1)

S.I. 2016/765, amended by S.I 2019/645; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.