Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Passengers Travelling to Scotland) Regulations 202012.
(a)
“PART 1ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO ENTER THE UK
Everyone entering the UK (including UK nationals and residents) must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 3 days prior to direct departure to the UK.
Fill in your passenger locator form up to 48 hours before arrival. You must declare all countries you have visited or transited through in the 10 days prior to your arrival in the UK on your passenger locator form.
What you have to do after you arrive depends on the countries you have visited or transited through.
Before departure, check the list of red, amber and green countries as the list can change regularly.
Red list passengers
Book a Managed Quarantine Package
Complete a passenger locator form
You may not enter the UK unless you are a British or Irish National, or you have residence rights in the UK, or you are eligible for an exemption. You must enter through a designated port of entry and quarantine in a government approved hotel for 10 days.
Amber list passengers
Book tests for day 2 and 8
Complete a passenger locator form
Make plans to self-quarantine in private accommodation for 10 full days after arrival (or full duration of stay if less than 10 days).
Green list passengers
Book a test for day 2
Complete a passenger locator form
These measures apply to all persons (including UK nationals and residents) arriving in the UK from outside the common travel area compromising the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. The British Overseas Territories are not in the common travel area. Public health requirements may vary depending upon in which nation of the UK you are staying.
England:https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control
Wales:https://gov.wales/arriving-wales-overseas
Northern Ireland:
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-advice
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. Check the list of exemptions carefully. You may be fined if you fraudulently claim an exemption.”,
(b)
“PART 2
The following is a public health message on behalf of the UK’s public health agencies.
If you have been in or transited through an amber or red country within the previous 10 days you must quarantine for the first 10 days after you arrive. This is to protect yourself and others.
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.
Simple measures you can take to help protect yourself and your family are:
Wear a mask
Wash your hands
Avoid touching your face with your hands
Practice social distancing
Catch coughs and sneezes in a tissue and dispose of it immediately.”.