(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 Italy, San Marino and the Vatican City State from the list of exempt countries, territories and parts of countries or territories in Part 1 of schedule A1 of the International Travel Regulations, and they add Greece (not including the island of Mykonos) to that list. 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 Italy, San Marino or the Vatican City State. Persons arriving in Scotland from Greece (other than the island of Mykonos) at or after the time these Regulations come into force will be exempt from the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations.
The Regulations also make amendments to schedule 2 of the International Travel Regulations to—
create a new exemption from the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations for elite sportspersons travelling to the United Kingdom for medical examinations and people accompanying them to provide necessary care and support, and
amend the existing exemption from the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations for elite sportspersons so that it applies to domestic elite sportspersons who have been to non-exempt countries or territories for the purposes of training, and to multinational ancillary sportspersons.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.