Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Amendment to regulation 811.
In regulation 8 (offences)—
(a)
in paragraph (1)(d), omit “or” and after that insert—
“(da)
regulation 4A(1) ,
(db)
regulation 4A(3), or”;
(b)
after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A)
In relation to the offence in paragraph (1)(da) it is a defence for the operator to show that a passenger presented a document purporting to be the required evidence which the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, could not reasonably have been expected to know was not the required evidence.
(4B)
In relation to the offence in paragraph (1)(db) it is a defence for the operator to show that it was not reasonably practicable to have the processes and systems in place at the relevant time.”.