(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the International Travel Regulations”).
They remove Hungary and Réunion from the list of exempt countries and territories in Part 1 of schedule A1 of the International Travel Regulations. This means that persons arriving in Scotland at or after the time these Regulations come into force are no longer exempt from the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations if, during the 14 days preceding their arrival, they have departed from or transited through Hungary or Réunion.
The regulations also add Sweden to the list of exempt countries and territories in schedule A1 of the International Travel Regulations. This means that any person who arrives in Scotland at or after the time these Regulations come into force, having departed from, or transited through Sweden will be exempt from the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations.
Regulations 2(2), (4)(a) and (5) amend the International Travel Regulations to enable a regional approach to be taken to removals from, and additions to, the list of exempt countries and territories in schedule A1.
Regulation 2(3) updates regulation 9(6)(c) of the International Travel Regulations so that it no longer refers to paragraphs 37 and 38 of schedule 1 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (as those paragraphs have been revoked).
Regulation 2(6) makes a minor amendment to the definition of “specified competition” in paragraph 38 of schedule 2 of the International Travel Regulations.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.