The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 28) Regulations 2021

Approved by the Scottish Parliament

Madeat 11.39 a.m. on 17th June 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliamentat 2.30 p.m. on 17th June 2021

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(1) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 20201 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of coronavirus in Scotland.

The Scottish Ministers consider that the restrictions and requirements imposed by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.

In accordance with paragraph 6(2) and (3) of schedule 19 of the Act, the Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft having been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 28) Regulations 2021.

(2)

Except regulation 3(c), these Regulations come into force on 18 June 2021.

(3)

Regulation 3(c) comes into force on 21 June 2021.

Amendment of The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 20202.

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 20202 are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

Amendment to schedule 7A (restrictions on leaving or entering Scotland: common travel area)3.

In paragraph 4 of schedule 7A3 (places in respect of which restrictions on leaving or entering Scotland apply: common travel area)—

(a)

omit sub-paragraph (a),

(b)

omit sub-paragraph (b)(i),

(c)

after sub-paragraph (b)(iii) insert—

“(iv)
Manchester City Council,
(v)
Salford City Council.”.

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

At 11.39 a.m. on 17th June 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the Local Levels Regulations”).

Schedule 7A of the Local Levels Regulations sets out certain restrictions on entering Scotland from, or leaving Scotland to go to, the common travel area. Regulation 3 amends schedule 7A so that, from 21 June 2021, the areas of Manchester City Council and Salford City Council are added to the list of places in respect of which the restrictions set out in schedule 7A apply. It also amends schedule 7A so that, from 18 June 2021, the restrictions no longer apply in respect of the Republic of Ireland and the area of Bedford Borough Council.