Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information to Travellers and Operator Liability) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 20209.

For the Schedule substitute—

“SCHEDULE

Regulations 3 and 4

PART 1Essential Information to enter the UK from overseas

The information to be provided for the purposes of regulations 3(3) and 4 is—

“Essential information to enter the UK from overseas

All persons arriving in the UK must fill in a Passenger Locator Form before arrival.

Before departure to the UK check if any of the countries you have visited in the last 10 days are on the red list.

If you have visited a country on the red list you must follow the red list rules.

If you have not visited any countries on the red list, what you have to do depends on your vaccination status. Check the rules before you travel at gov.uk/coronavirus.

Public health requirements may vary depending upon which nation of the UK you are travelling to. Check the relevant website if your final destination is in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.

Failure to comply with these measures is a criminal offence and you could be fined. There are a limited set of exemptions from these measures. You may be fined if you fraudulently claim an exemption.”

PART 2On-board announcement

The statement to be provided for the purposes of regulation 4 is—

(a)

Welsh language version—

“Dyma neges iechyd y cyhoedd ar ran asiantaethau iechyd y cyhoedd y Deyrnas Unedig.

Os nad ydych wedi eich brechu’n llawn neu os nad ydych yn bodloni’r meini prawf cymhwystra, rhaid i chi gymryd prawf ar neu cyn diwrnod 2 ar ôl i chi gyrraedd.

Symptomau’r coronafeirws yw peswch cyson newydd, tymheredd uchel neu golli eich synnwyr blasu neu arogli arferol, neu newid yn eich synnwyr blasu neu arogli arferol. Os ydych yn profi unrhyw un o’r symptomau hyn, ni waeth pa mor ysgafn ydynt, fe’ch cynghorir i wneud eich hunan yn hysbys i’r criw.

Dilynwch y canllawiau Iechyd y Cyhoedd ar gyfer yr ardal yr ydych yn byw ynddi neu’n teithio ynddi.

Ewch i gov.uk/coronavirus i gael rhagor o gyngor.”

(b)

English language version—

“The following is a public health message on behalf of the UK’s public health agencies.

If you are not fully vaccinated or do not meet the eligibility criteria, you must take a test on or before day 2 after you arrive.

The symptoms of coronavirus are a new continuous cough, a high temperature or a loss of, or change in, normal sense of taste or smell. If you experience any of these symptoms, however mild, you are advised to make yourself known to the crew.

Please follow the Public Health guidance for the area you are living or travelling in.

Visit gov.uk/coronavirus for more advice.”

PART 3Relevant Websites