Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2021

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/582) (“the International Travel Regulations”).

Regulations 3, 4, 17(1), (2)(b) and (d), 18, 20 and 21(2) and (5), make provision for the manner in which the International Travel Regulations apply in relation to participants at the “Conference of the Parties” (“COP”) relating to climate change and the World Leaders Summit in November 2021 (“WLS”).

Regulation 5 adds to the list of countries which are “relevant countries” meaning that persons who receive vaccines in those countries can count as “eligible travellers” for the purposes of the International Travel Regulations.

Regulations 6 to 8 make amendments relating to “eligible travellers” who are exempt from certain of requirements of the International Travel Regulations, including the duty to self-isolate, if they meet vaccination conditions.

Regulation 9 makes amendments relating to the evidence that may be provided of pre-departure tests.

Regulation 10 corrects an error made in an earlier instrument.

Regulations 12 to 15 remove obligations on operators in relation to participants at the COP and the WLS.

Regulation 16 removes some countries and territories from the Schedule of category 3 countries (known colloquially as “red-list countries”) and regulation 22 makes consequential amendments to Schedule 13.

Regulations 19 and 21 make amendments relating to the exemptions applicable to elite sportsperson from some of the obligations in the International Travel Regulations.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.