The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the International Travel Regulations”) to remove Botswana, Israel and Jerusalem, Mauritius and Seychelles from the list of exempt countries and territories in Part 1 of schedule A1. As of 4.00 a.m. on Saturday 9 January 2021, travellers arriving in Scotland having departed from or transited through Botswana, Israel and Jerusalem, Mauritius or Seychelles will be subject to the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations.

These Regulations also add new schedule A2 to the International Travel Regulations, specifying countries or territories which are “acute risk countries or territories”. The Regulations specify the following countries or territories as acute risk countries or territories in addition to South Africa—

• Angola

• Botswana

• Eswatini

• Lesotho

• Malawi

• Mauritius

• Mozambique

• Namibia

• Seychelles

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

These Regulations further amend the International Travel Regulations to—

a)

remove exemptions from the requirement to complete the Passenger Locator Form for people who have arrived in Scotland from acute risk countries or territories or who have arrived in Scotland from elsewhere and, during the 10 days preceding their arrival in Scotland, have been in or transited through acute risk countries or territories (“acute risk arrivals”),

b)

remove exemptions from the requirement to stay in specified premises for acute risk arrivals,

c)

require people residing at the same address as acute risk arrivals to stay in the specified premises.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.