Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2022

Amendments to Part 3 (testing prior to arrival in Scotland)6.

In regulation 10 (Part 3: persons not required to comply)—

(a)

for paragraph (1)(b) to (f) substitute—

“(b)

a person described in any of the following paragraphs of Part 1 of schedule 4 (exemptions: diplomats, Crown servants, visiting forces etc.)—

(i)

paragraph 1(2), (3) and (4) (international organisations, foreign representatives, etc.), where prior to P’s arrival in the United Kingdom, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has confirmed in writing—

(aa)

if P is not a specified person, to the stipulated person or person acting on their authority that P is not required to comply with this Part,

(bb)

if P is a specified person, to P that P is not required to comply with this Part,

(ii)

paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 (border and defence activities),

(iii)

paragraphs 5 and 6 (essential government work, etc.) where, prior to P’s arrival in the United Kingdom, the relevant Department or the Scottish Ministers have certified that P—

(aa)

meets the description in paragraph 5 or, as the case may be, 6, and

(bb)

is not required to comply with this Part,

(c)

a person described in Part 2 of schedule 4 (exemptions: transport), other than in paragraph 11 (in-flight security officers),

(d)

a person described in Part 5 of schedule 4 (exemptions: healthcare).”,

(b)

for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)

In paragraph 1(b)(i), “specified person” and “stipulated person” have the meanings given in paragraph 1(10) of schedule 4.”.