Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2021

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Introduction

1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

2 Amendment to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020

3 Insertion of new regulation 3AA

4 Amendment to regulation 3B

5 Insertion of new regulations

6 Amendment to regulation 4

7 Amendments to regulation 6

8 Amendments to regulation 7

9 Amendments to Schedule 2A

10 Amendments to Schedule 2C

11 Insertion of new Schedule 2D

12 Amendment to the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010

13 Transitional provision and saving

Signature

Explanatory note

Amendments to regulation 67.

(1)

Regulation 6 (offences and penalties) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1) after sub-paragraph (ab)17 insert—

“(ac)

without reasonable excuse contravenes a requirement in regulation 3C, 3D or paragraph 4 of Schedule 2D,”.

(3)

After paragraph (1C)18 insert—

“(1D)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(ac) reasonable excuses for contravening regulation 3C include, in particular, where—

(a)

it is not reasonably practicable for P to undertake a test due to a disability,

(b)

P requires medical treatment with such urgency that undertaking a test is not reasonably practicable,

(c)

a test is cancelled for reasons beyond P’s control,

(d)

P has left England,

(e)

P is employed as air crew and is undertaking a rest period for a continuous, uninterrupted and defined period of time, following duty or prior to duty, during which P is free of all duties, standby or reserve (and for these purposes, “duties” “standby” and “reserve” have the meanings given in paragraph ORO.FTL.105 of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 965/201219).”.