Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021

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PART 2Amendments

Amendments to regulation 12E4.

(1)

Regulation 12E (additional measures applicable to persons travelling from a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (2)(d)—

(a)

after paragraph (i) insert—

“(ia)

paragraphs 7 to 10;”;

(b)

paragraph (ii) is omitted.

(3)

After paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)

This paragraph applies where an isolation requirement (within the meaning given by regulation 10(2)) is imposed on P where P has entered Wales and has been in a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A at any time in the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of P’s arrival in Wales.

(3B)

Where paragraph (3A) applies—

(a)

regulations 7, 8, 9 and 10 apply to P with the modifications in paragraphs (3C) to (3F);

(b)

the isolation requirement imposed on P as modified by paragraphs (3C) to (3F) is also imposed on all members of P’s household.

(3C)

Regulation 7 applies as if—

(a)

in paragraph (1), references to “a non-exempt country or territory” were references to “a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A”;

(b)

paragraph (4)(b) is omitted.

(3D)

Regulation 8 applies as if—

(a)

in paragraph (1), references to “a non-exempt country or territory” were references to “a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A”;

(b)

paragraph (2)(b) is omitted.

(3E)

Regulation 9 applies as if for paragraph (2) there were substituted—

“(2)

Regulations 7 and 8 do not apply to a person described in regulation 12E(2).”

(3F)

Regulation 10 applies as if—

(a)

in paragraph (3), for “paragraph (4)(b) to (k) there” were substituted “paragraph (4)”;

(b)

for paragraph (4) there were substituted—

“(4)

P may leave and be outside the premises for as long as is necessary—

(a)

to travel for the purpose of leaving Wales;

(b)

to seek medical assistance, where this is required urgently or on the advice of a registered medical practitioner;

(c)

to avoid illness, injury, or other risk of harm;

(d)

to fulfil a legal obligation, including attending court or satisfying bail conditions, or to participate in legal proceedings;

(e)

where P is a child who does not live in the same household as P’s parents, or one of P’s parents, to continue existing arrangements for access to, and contact between, P and P’s parents, and for the purposes of this sub-paragraph, “parent” includes a person who is not a parent of P, but who has parental responsibility for, or who has care of, P;

(f)

for compassionate reasons, including to attend the funeral of—

(i)

a member of P’s family;

(ii)

a close friend;

(g)

for the purpose of obtaining a test for coronavirus provided or administered under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 20063;

(h)

if required to do so by a constable.”

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Reg. 4 in force at 20.3.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)