(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (“the principal Regulations”).
Regulation 3 makes amendments to regulation 10 of the principal Regulations to clarify that the requirement to self-isolate does not apply to a fully vaccinated amber list arrival as described in regulation 3A of the principal Regulations.
Regulation 4 makes amendments to Schedule 1 of the principal Regulations by adding Montenegro and Thailand.
Regulation 5 makes amendments to Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations by adding the Azores, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania and Switzerland.
Regulation 6 amends Schedule 4 of the principal Regulations by omitting the exemptions for UEFA Super Cup invitees and UEFA Super Cup Villarreal attendees which have now expired.
Regulation 7 makes amendments to Schedule 6 of the principal Regulations to amend the definitions of approved private test and approved private provider and substitute paragraph 12. It also amends paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 6 of the principal Regulations to correct a drafting error.
No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.