Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2022
PART 3Testing requirements
Requirement to book and undertake day 2 test8.
(1)
This regulation applies to a person (“P”) who arrives in Wales having begun their journey outside of the common travel area.
(2)
But references to P do not include—
(a)
an eligible traveller;
(b)
a person described in paragraph 1(1)(a) to (i) of Schedule 5 who satisfies the conditions in paragraph 1(2) of that Schedule;
(c)
a person described in any of paragraphs 2 to 18 of Schedule 5.
(3)
P must on arrival in Wales possess a booking for a day 2 test arranged with a test provider.
(4)
P must undertake the day 2 test.
(5)
A day 2 test is not to be treated as complying with this regulation unless—
(a)
P undertakes the test no later than the end of the second day after the day on which P arrived in Wales,
(b)
the person arranging the test notified the test provider that the tests were being arranged for the purposes of this regulation, and
(c)
the information in Schedule 3 was provided to the test provider in relation to P.
(6)
When a day 2 test has been arranged, the test provider must provide a test reference number to—
(a)
P, and
(b)
any person who arranges tests on P’s behalf.
(7)
Where P is an adult who arrives in Wales without possessing the day 2 test required under paragraph (3), P must as soon as is reasonably practicable obtain that test or those tests.
(8)
Where P does not undertake a test as required by this regulation by reason of a reasonable excuse (see regulation 13(2) and (4)), P must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the matters giving rise to the reasonable excuse no longer apply, undertake a test (“a replacement test”) complying with the requirements (with the exception of the requirement at paragraph (5)(a)) that apply to the test that was missed.
(9)
Where a replacement test is undertaken, P is to be treated as if they had undertaken a day 2 test in accordance with this regulation.
(10)
A person who has arranged a day 2 test must provide evidence of it if requested by an immigration officer or a constable.