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)

expand the definition of aircraft crew in Schedule 2, which is relevant to exemptions from the requirements imposed by those Regulations, to include additional personnel carried on aircraft;

(b)

remove a specific exemption in Schedule 2A for those personnel, which is redundant following the above change;

(c)

update the list of specified competitions in Schedule 4, which is relevant to the exemptions for sportspersons.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.