Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021

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Introduction

PART 1
Introductory

1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

2 Interpretation and introduction of Schedules 1 to 4

PART 2
Requirements on persons arriving in England

3 Requirement on passengers to provide information

4 Requirement to possess notification of negative test result

5 Requirements relating to tests

6 Requirement to book and undertake tests

7 Requirement to undertake workforce tests

8 Test requirements: offshore installation workers

9 Further requirements on arrivals from category 2 countries and territories

10 Further requirements on arrivals from category 3 countries or territories

PART 3
Enforcement

11 Enforcement of requirement to self-isolate

12 Power of entry

PART 4
Requirements on operators

13 Passenger information requirement

14 Required information and manner

15 Records and information

16 Requirement to ensure passengers have completed a Passenger Locator Form

17 Requirement to ensure passengers possess notification of negative test result

18 Requirement to ensure that certain passengers arrive only at designated ports

PART 5
Offences, proceedings and information

19 Offences and penalties

20 Fixed penalty notices

21 Prosecutions

22 Power to use and disclose information

23 Self-incrimination

PART 6
Final provisions

24 Review of need for requirements

25 Expiry of Regulations

26 Revocations, transitional provision consequential amendments and savings

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Category 1 countries and territories

SCHEDULE 2 Category 2 countries and territories

SCHEDULE 3 Category 3 countries and territories

SCHEDULE 4 Exemptions

SCHEDULE 5 List of sporting events

SCHEDULE 6 Passenger information

SCHEDULE 7 Testing before arrival in England

SCHEDULE 8 Mandatory testing after arrival in England

SCHEDULE 9 Workforce tests

SCHEDULE 10 Optional testing after arrival in England

SCHEDULE 11 Additional measures applicable to arrivals from category 3 countries and territories

SCHEDULE 12 Information for passengers

SCHEDULE 13 Prohibition on the arrival of aircraft and vessels into England

SCHEDULE 14 Amounts of fixed penalties

SCHEDULE 15 Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 16 Transitional provision

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Explanatory note

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations replace the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (“the International Travel Regulations”), the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for International Passengers) (England) Regulations 2020 and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

They impose requirements on certain categories of person to provide information upon arrival in England, to take coronavirus tests before and after arrival and to self-isolate in order to prevent the spread of infection or contamination from coronavirus or coronavirus disease. They also impose obligations on operators to ensure that passengers receive information and comply with the requirements.

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