(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/568) (“the International Travel Regulations”) to—
(a)in relation to exemptions from the requirement to self-isolate in regulation 4 of the International Travel Regulations, require all persons benefiting from the exemptions for energy, infrastructure, medicines and sports roles, and persons who are not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and benefiting from the exemptions for transport roles, to self-isolate except when carrying out the relevant work/activity,
(b)in relation to the requirement in regulation 3A of the International Travel Regulations to possess notification of a negative test result before arriving in England, amend the required content of the result notification.
These changes do not apply in relation to people who arrive in England before the coming into force of these Regulations.
This instrument also amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/38) in consequence of the change described at (b) above.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.