EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020 No. 90) (“the principal Regulations”) to—
(a)in relation to exemptions from the requirement to self-isolate in regulation 4 of the principal Regulations, require persons benefiting from certain exemptions, and persons who are not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and benefiting from the exemptions, to self-isolate except when carrying out the relevant work/activity,
(b)in relation to the requirement in regulation 3A of the principal Regulations to possess notification of a negative test result before arriving in Northern Ireland, amend the required content of the result notification,
(c)introduce exemptions in relation to the prohibition on arrival of aircraft or vessels into Northern Ireland,
(d)remove exemptions for road passenger transport workers, tunnel system workers, Euratom inspectors, people receiving healthcare, live donors, UK workers who regularly work abroad or workers who live abroad but regularly work in the UK and seasonal agricultural workers.
(e)include The Azores, Madeira, South Africa and United Arab Emirates in the list of countries and territories in paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 from which certain aircraft are prohibited from arriving in Northern Ireland for the purposes of Part 2A.
(f)include The Azores and Madeira in the list of countries and territories in paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 from which certain vessels are prohibited from arriving in Northern Ireland for the purposes of Part 2A.
These changes do not apply in relation to people who arrive in Northern Ireland before the coming into operation of these Regulations.
This statutory rule also amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021 No. 10) in consequence of the change described at (b) above.
No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.