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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Public Health
Made
26th November 2021
Coming into operation
at 4.00 p.m. on 26th November 2021
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (2021 Consolidation) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.
(2) These Regulations come into operation at 4.00 p.m. on 26th November 2021.
(3) An amendment made by these Regulations does not apply in relation to a person arriving in Northern Ireland before the coming into operation of the provision containing the amendment.
(4) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021(3).
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in operation at 26.11.2021 at 4.00 p.m., see reg. 1(2)
2. The principal Regulations are amended as mentioned in regulations 3 to 6.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 2 in operation at 26.11.2021 at 4.00 p.m., see reg. 1(2)
3. In regulation 17, after paragraph 3(c), insert—
“(4) Regulation 7(2)(c) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 does not apply in the period starting at 4.00 p.m. on 26th November 2021 and ending on 4.00 a.m. on 28th November 2021(4).”.
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 3 in operation at 26.11.2021 at 4.00 p.m., see reg. 1(2)
4. In Schedule 1 (Red list countries)—
(a)omit “No countries are currently listed for the purposes of this Schedule”, and;
(b)in alphabetical order, insert “Botswana”, “Eswatini”, “Lesotho”, “Malawi”, “Mozambique”, “Namibia”, “South Africa” and “Zimbabwe”.
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 4 in operation at 26.11.2021 at 4.00 p.m., see reg. 1(2)
5. In Schedule 7 (Managed isolation)—
(a)in paragraph 1, renumber the existing text as sub-paragraph (1);
(b)in sub-paragraph (1)(a), as so renumbered, at the end, insert “or, if paragraph 1A applies, arrangements to stay in a private residence or other place where P is able to self-isolate (“arranged accommodation”)”;
(c)after sub-paragraph (1), insert—
“(2) A reference in this Schedule to the designated accommodation includes a reference to arranged accommodation referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a).”;
(d)after paragraph 1, insert—
“1A. This paragraph applies where P arrives in Northern Ireland between 4.00 p.m. on 26th November 2021 and 4 a.m. on 28th November 2021—
(a)from a red list country or territory, or
(b)having at any time in the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of P’s arrival in Northern Ireland departed from or transited through a red list country or territory.”;
(e)in paragraph 12—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1) after “balcony” insert “subject to sub-paragraph (3)”;
(ii)after sub-paragraph (2), insert—
“(3) Where paragraph 1A applies, and P is staying in arranged accommodation, the place referred to in paragraphs 1 to 11 is to be treated as including bathroom and toilet facilities where those facilities are not included in the room in the arranged accommodation in which P is staying.”.
Commencement Information
I5Reg. 5 in operation at 26.11.2021 at 4.00 p.m., see reg. 1(2)
6. In Schedule 8 (Prohibition on arrival of aircraft and vessels), in paragraph 1—
(a)omit “No countries or territories are specified in this paragraph”, and;
(b)in alphabetical order, insert “Botswana”, “Eswatini”, “Lesotho”, “Malawi”, “Mozambique”, “Namibia”, “South Africa” and “Zimbabwe”.
Commencement Information
I6Reg. 6 in operation at 26.11.2021 at 4.00 p.m., see reg. 1(2)
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 26th November 2021
(L.S.)
Dr Lourda Geoghegan
A senior officer of the Department of Health
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (“the principal Regulations”).
They add Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe to Schedule 1 (Red list countries), amend Schedule 7 in respect of those people arriving from, or transiting through, a red list country between 4.00 p.m. on Friday 26th November 2021 and 4.00 a.m. on Sunday 28th November 2021 to self-isolate in their homes or other suitable places as though they were in accommodation designated by the Department of Health, and amend Schedule 8 (Prohibition on arrival of aircraft and vessels) to prevent aircraft and ships from the red list countries arriving in Northern Ireland except in limited circumstances.
No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.
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