2020 No. 326
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 18) Regulations 2020
Approved by the Scottish Parliament
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 94(1)(b)(i) and 122(2)(b) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 20081, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 122(6) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consider that these Regulations need to be made urgently, without a draft having been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 18) Regulations 2020 and come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 18 October 2020.
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 20202
1
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 20202 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
2
In regulation 7 (persons not required to comply with regulation 6)—
a
after paragraph (ca) insert—
cba
any person described in paragraph 38A of schedule 2, but only to the extent specified in that paragraph,
b
in paragraph (d), for “or a domestic ancillary sportsperson”, substitute “a domestic ancillary sportsperson or a multinational ancillary sportsperson”.
3
In Part 1 of schedule A1 (countries, territories, or parts of countries or territories)—
a
omit—
i
“Italy”,
ii
“San Marino”, and
iii
“Vatican City State”, and
b
after “Germany” insert “Greece, excluding the island of Mykonos”.
4
In schedule 2 (persons not required to comply with regulation 3 or 6)—
a
in paragraph 38(1), for “or an international ancillary sportsperson” substitute “, an international ancillary sportsperson or a multinational ancillary sportsperson”,
b
in paragraph 38(2)—
i
in the definition of “domestic elite sportsperson”, in sub-paragraph (f)(i), for “participate in”, substitute “train for, or participate in”,
ii
after the definition of “international elite sportsperson”, omit “and”,
iii
after the definition of “international elite sportsperson” insert—
“multinational ancillary sportsperson” means an individual who—
- a
provides medical or technical support to a person in the United Kingdom who—
- i
derives a living from competing in a sport,
- ii
is a senior representative nominated by a relevant sporting body,
- iii
is a member of the senior training squad for a relevant sporting body, or
- iv
is aged 16 or above and on an elite development pathway,
- b
is in Scotland, after departing from or transiting through a non-exempt country or territory,
- c
has returned to Scotland with the intention of continuing to provide medical or technical support to a person described in sub-paragraph (a)(i) to (iv), and
- d
has departed from or transited through the non-exempt country or territory in order to provide medical or technical support, other than as a domestic ancillary sportsperson, to a person described in sub-paragraph (a)(i) to (iv), and
c
in paragraph 38(3), in the words before head (a), omit “the definitions of “domestic elite sportsperson” and “international elite sportsperson”, in”,
d
after paragraph 38, insert—
38A
1
Any of the following—
a
an elite sportsperson (“P”) who—
i
before travelling to the United Kingdom has made arrangements with a business in the United Kingdom to be subject to one or more medical examinations to help that business determine whether to offer that sportsperson a contract to participate in elite sports events on behalf of that business,
ii
is in possession of written confirmation of the arrangements from the business,
iii
has travelled to the United Kingdom to be subject to one or more such examinations, and
iv
is attending a place to be subject to an examination or is travelling directly—
aa
between that place and the place where they are required to stay in accordance with regulation 6(2), or
bb
between that place and any other place at which another examination will be carried out,
b
a person who—
i
is accompanying P for the purpose of providing necessary care or support to P in the circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(iv), or
ii
is travelling, for the purpose of so accompanying P, directly—
aa
between the place where they are required to stay in accordance with regulation 6(2) and the place at which an examination will be carried out, or
bb
between a place at which an examination will be carried out and another such place,
where that person has travelled to the United Kingdom for that purpose and is in possession of the confirmation referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii) or a copy of it.
2
For the purposes of this paragraph, “elite sportsperson” means an individual who derives a living from competing in a sport.
Saving3
The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply in relation to any person who arrived in Scotland during the period beginning at 12:01 am on 8 June 2020 and ending immediately prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, and the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 continue to apply to such persons as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)