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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 General

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Interpretation: red list and non-red list countries and arrivals

    4. 3A.“Eligible” and “non-eligible” non-red list arrivals

  3. PART 2 Obligations on persons arriving in Northern Ireland and others

    1. Provide information

      1. 4.Requirement to provide information

      2. 5.Persons exempt from requirement to provide information

    2. Negative test result

      1. 6.Requirement to possess notification of negative test result

      2. 7.Persons exempt from requirement to possess notification of a negative test result

    3. Book and undertake tests

      1. 8.Requirement to book and undertake tests

      2. 9.Persons exempt from requirement to book and undertake tests

    4. Workforce tests

      1. 9A.Requirement to undertake workforce tests

    5. Self-isolation

      1. 10.Requirement to self-isolate

      2. 11.Limitations to, and exceptions from, requirement to self-isolate

      3. 12.Place where a person must self-isolate

      4. 13.Persons exempt from requirement to self-isolate

    6. Managed isolation

      1. 14.Requirement to comply with managed isolation

      2. 15.Persons exempt from the requirement to comply with managed isolation

  4. PART 3 Prohibition on the arrival of aircraft and vessels into Northern Ireland

    1. 16.Interpretation of Part 3

    2. 17.Prohibition on arrival of aircraft into Northern Ireland

    3. 18.Prohibition on arrival of vessels into Northern Ireland

  5. PART 4 Enforcement

    1. Enforcement powers

      1. 19.Enforcement of requirement to isolate

      2. 20.Additional enforcement powers in respect of managed isolation

      3. 21.Additional enforcement powers in respect of red list arrivals

      4. 22.Power of entry in respect of managed isolation

    2. Offences

      1. 23.Offences and penalties

      2. 24.Reasonable excuses: contravention of regulation 6

      3. 25.Reasonable excuses: contravention of regulation 8

      4. 25AA.Reasonable excuses: contravention of paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 6

      5. 25A.Reasonable excuses: contravention of regulation 9A

    3. Fixed penalty notices

      1. 26.Fixed penalty notices

      2. 27.Amount of fixed penalty

      3. 28.Amount of fixed penalty: offences committed under statutory provisions revoked by these Regulations

      4. 29.Effect of fixed penalty notice

    4. Procedure where a fixed penalty notice has not been paid

      1. 30.Registration certificates

      2. 31.Registration of penalty

      3. 32.Challenge to notice

      4. 33.Setting aside of sum enforceable under regulation 31

  6. PART 5 Information sharing

    1. 34.Power to use and disclose information

    2. 35.Self-incrimination

  7. PART 6 Review and expiry of these Regulations

    1. 36.Review of need for restrictions

    2. 37.Expiry of these Regulations

  8. PART 7 Final provisions

    1. 38.Revocations

    2. 39.Transitional provisions

    3. 40.Relationship between these Regulations and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

  9. Signature

  10. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Red list countries

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    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Green list countries – exempt countries, territories, and parts of countries or territories

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    3. SCHEDULE 2A

      Amber plus list countries

    4. SCHEDULE 2B

      Criteria to be an eligible arrival

      1. 1.P is an “eligible” arrival if P complies with any...

      2. 2.P complies with this paragraph if P—

      3. 3.P complies with this paragraph if P is ordinarily resident...

      4. 4.P complies with this paragraph if P—

      5. 4A.(1) P meets the conditions of this regulation if P—...

      6. 5.P complies with this paragraph if P is—

      7. 6.P complies with this paragraph if P is ...—

      8. 7.(1) For the purposes of paragraph 2—

      9. 7A.For the purposes of paragraph 2, where P has received...

      10. 7B.(1) For the purposes of paragraph 6—

      11. 8.For the purposes of paragraph 6, where P has received...

      12. 8A.For the purposes of paragraph 6, where P has received...

      13. 9.For the purposes of this Schedule a child is to...

      14. 10.In this Schedule— “authorised vaccine” means a medicinal product for...

      15. 10A.The following countries and territories are approved third countries or...

      16. 10B.The table referred to in the definition of “North American...

      17. 11.The table referred to in paragraph 10 except in the...

      18. 12.The countries and territories referred to in the definitions of...

      19. 13.(1) In the definition of “authorised vaccine” in paragraph 10,...

    5. SCHEDULE 3

      Passenger information

      1. Personal details

        1. 1.Personal details of the passenger— (a) name,

      2. Journey details

        1. 2.Address in the United Kingdom where passenger will be staying—...

        2. 3.Mode of transport details of the passenger—

        3. 4.Arrival details of the passenger— (a) the location at which...

        4. 5.Details of country that passenger's journey originated from—

        5. 6.Whether the passenger is connecting through the United Kingdom to...

      3. Details of children travelling with the passenger

        1. 7.Where the passenger is travelling with a child for whom...

      4. Details of testing package

        1. 8.Where regulation 8 requires a testing package—

    6. SCHEDULE 4

      Persons who are exempt

      1. PART 1 Summary of exemptions

        1. 1.The notes set out below explain the entries in the...

        2. 2.The entries set out in the first column are defined...

        3. 3.An entry reading “exempt” means the person is exempt from...

        4. 4.An entry reading “not exempt” means the person is not...

        5. 5.An entry reading “exempt (unless red list arrival)” means the...

        6. 6.(1) An entry reading “exempt (residency condition)” means—

        7. 7.An entry reading “partial exemption (work condition)” means that the...

      2. Part 2 Description of exemptions and conditions

        1. Border security duties

          1. 1.Description

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          3. 3.. . . . . . . . . ....

        2. Defence personnel, visiting forces and government contractors

          1. 4.Description

        3. Essential government work, operations and state business

          1. 5.Description

          2. 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 7.Conditions

        4. Members of diplomatic missions, consular posts and heads of state

          1. 8.Description

        5. Persons on official business

          1. 9.Description

          2. 10.(1) Where P is a person described in paragraph 1(i)...

          3. 11.But where paragraphs 9 or 10(2) apply—

          4. 12.Condition

        6. Transport workers

          1. 13.Description

          2. 14.(1) A Crown servant or government contractor where they are—...

          3. 15.(1) A person who is a Crown servant, a government...

          4. 16.An official of a foreign Government. required to travel to...

          5. 17.Conditions

          6. 18.A pilot, as defined in paragraph 22(1) of Schedule 3A...

        7. Seasonal and temporary horticultural and food processing workers

          1. 19.Description

        8. Transporting human cells or blood

          1. 20.Description

        9. Law enforcement

          1. 21.Description

          2. 22.(1) A person who is— (a) the driver of a...

        10. A non-CTA transit passenger

          1. 23.Description

          2. 24.Condition

        11. Transit passenger (Republic of Ireland)

          1. 25.Description

          2. 26.Condition

        12. A CTA transit passenger

          1. 27.Description

        13. A non-disembarking cruise passenger

          1. 28.Description

        14. A short stay cruise passenger

          1. 29.Description

        15. Essential and emergency red list exemption

          1. 30.Description

    7. SCHEDULE 5

      Qualifying test

      1. 1.A test is a qualifying test if—

      2. 1A.For the purposes of paragraph 1, a person transits through...

      3. 2.For the purposes of paragraph 1— “sensitivity”, in relation to...

      4. 3.Notification of a negative rest result must include, in English,...

    8. SCHEDULE 6

      Requirement to book and undertake tests (mandatory testing after arrival in Northern Ireland)

      1. Interpretation

        1. 1.(1) In this Schedule— ... ... ... “mandatory test” means...

      2. Requirement to isolate on failure to take a mandatory test (red list ... arrivals)

        1. 2.(1) This paragraph applies in respect of—

      3. Requirement to isolate on failure to take a mandatory test (eligible non-red list arrivals)

        1. 3.(1) This paragraph applies in respect of eligible non-red list...

      4. Consequences of test results (red list ... arrivals)

        1. 4.(1) This paragraph applies in respect of—

      5. Consequences of test results (non-eligible non-red list arrivals)

        1. 4A.(1) This paragraph applies in respect of non-eligible non-red list...

      6. Consequences of test results (eligible non-red list arrivals)

        1. 5.(1) This paragraph applies in respect of eligible non-red list...

      7. Confirmatory PCR test for eligible non-red list arrivals following the original day 2 LFD test

        1. 5A.(1) This paragraph applies in respect of eligible non-red list...

      8. Day 2 tests: general requirements

        1. 6.(1) For the purposes of regulation 8(11), a day 2...

      9. Day 8 tests: general test requirements

        1. 7.For the purposes of regulation 8(11), a day 8 test...

      10. Required circumstances for undertaking a day 2 test or a day 8 test

        1. 8.(1) The circumstances mentioned in regulation 8(11) are as follows....

      11. Notification of test results: PCR tests

        1. 9.(1) This paragraph applies to a private provider who administers...

      12. Notification of test results: lateral flow device tests

        1. 9A.(1) This paragraph applies to a private provider who administers...

      13. Charge for day 2 tests and day 8 tests

        1. 10.(1) The Department or a person designated by the Department...

      14. Modification of self-isolation provisions for eligible non-red list arrivals with a positive test

        1. 11.(1) This paragraph applies where an eligible non-red list arrival...

      15. Private providers

        1. 12.The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has...

    9. SCHEDULE 6A

      Workforce tests

      1. 1.Consequence of failure to undertake test

      2. 2.Consequences of test results

      3. 3.Duties on employers

      4. 4.Place where a person must self-isolate under this Schedule

      5. 5.Limitations to, and exceptions from, requirement to self-isolate under this Schedule

    10. SCHEDULE 7

      Managed isolation

      1. Managed isolation package

        1. 1.(1) In this Schedule, a “managed isolation package” means—

        2. 1A.This paragraph applies where P arrives in Northern Ireland between...

      2. Limitation on ports of entry

        1. 2.(1) P may only enter Northern Ireland at a port...

        2. 3.(1) The following ports are designated for the purposes of...

      3. Duties on arrival

        1. 4.P must, on arrival in Northern Ireland, be in possession...

        2. 5.P must, on arrival in Northern Ireland, travel directly to...

        3. 6.If P is not in possession of a managed isolation...

      4. Charge for managed isolation package

        1. 7.(1) The Department may impose a charge in relation to...

      5. Duty to remain in managed isolation and period of isolation

        1. 8.(1) P must enter into and remain in managed isolation...

      6. Exceptions from duty remain in managed isolation

        1. 9.P is not required to remain in managed isolation—

        2. 10.P is not required to remain in managed isolation from...

      7. Permitted reasons to leave or be outside the place of managed isolation

        1. 11.(1) During the period of their managed isolation, P may...

      8. Meaning of “place”

        1. 12.(1) For the purposes of this Schedule “place” means—

      9. Designations

        1. 13.The Department must designate, for the purposes of this Schedule—...

      10. Duties where P is a child

        1. 14.If P is a child— (a) any person who has...

      11. Person caring for P

        1. 15.A person may reside in the place where P is...

      12. Duty to provide evidence of possession of managed isolation package

        1. 16.A person who is obliged to possess a managed isolation...

      13. Modification of application of this Schedule where P is a relevant person

        1. 17.(1) Where P is a relevant person (see paragraphs 18...

        2. 18.P is a relevant person if— (a) P is—

        3. 19.(1) P is a relevant person if—

        4. 20.(1) P is a relevant person if—

        5. 21.P is a relevant person if— (a) P needs to...

        6. 22.(1) P is a relevant person if—

    11. SCHEDULE 8

      Prohibition on arrival of aircraft and vessels

      1. 1.No countries or territories are specified in this paragraph

      2. 2.The countries and territories referred to in regulation 18(1) (prohibition...

    12. SCHEDULE 9

      Revocations

      1. PART 1 Regulations revoked in their entirety

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      2. PART 2 Regulations partially revoked

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