Welsh Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 171 (W. 39)
Public Health, Wales
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Operator Liability and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (revoked)
Regulations revoked (18.3.2022 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Public Health Information to Travellers etc.) (Wales) (Revocation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/315), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 33
Made at 2.55 p.m. on 19 February 2021
Laid before Senedd Cymru at 5.30 p.m. on 19 February 2021
Coming into force at 4.00 a.m. on 20 February 2021

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Title, coming into force and interpretation
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Amendment of the Public Health Information Regulations
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Amendment of the Operator Liability Regulations
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/595 (W. 136)) (“the Public Health Information Regulations”) impose requirements on operators of international passenger services coming from outside the common travel area to an airport, heliport or seaport in Wales (“operators”), to provide passengers with specified public health information.
These Regulations amend the Public Health Information Regulations to update the information that operators are required to provide to passengers who arrive in Wales. The updated information that operators are required to provide includes information about the requirement under regulation 6B of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/574 (W. 132)) (“the International Travel Regulations”), to arrange post arrival testing (Regulation 2).
These Regulations also amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/48 (W. 11)) (“the Operator Liability Regulations”) in consequence of amendments made to the International Travel Regulations on 15 February 2021.
Regulation 3 amends the Operator Liability Regulations so as to—
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The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared as to the likely cost and benefit of complying with these Regulations