Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2022

PART 3Testing requirements

Workforce testing for road haulage workers9.

(1)

This regulation applies to a person (“P”) who—

(a)

is a road haulage worker, and

(b)

began their journey outside the common travel area.

(2)

But references to P do not include an eligible traveller.

(3)

P must undertake—

(a)

a workforce test before the end of day 2,

(b)

a workforce test after day 2 but before the end of day 5, and

(c)

a workforce test after day 5 but before the end of day 8.

(4)

Where P does not undertake any of the workforce tests as required by paragraph (3) by reason of a reasonable excuse (see regulation 13(2) and (5)), P must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the matters giving rise to the reasonable excuse no longer apply, undertake a replacement workforce test or tests.

(5)

Where P takes a replacement workforce test in accordance with paragraph (4), P is to be treated as if they had complied with paragraph (3).

(6)

For the purposes of this regulation—

“day 2” (“diwrnod 2”) means the second day after the day on which P arrives in Wales;

“day 5” (“diwrnod 5”) means the fifth day after the day on which P arrives in Wales;

“day 8” (“diwrnod 8”) means the eighth day after the day on which P arrives in Wales.