Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Amendment of Schedule 48.

In Schedule 4 (Persons who are exempt)—

(a)

in Part 1 (Persons who are exempt), in the table, after entry 41 insert the following entries—

“42. A non-disembarking cruise passenger

Exempt

Exempt

Exempt

Exempt

Exempt

43. A short stay cruise passenger

Not Exempt

Not Exempt

Exempt

Not Exempt

Not Exempt”

(b)

in Part 2 (Definitions of persons who are exempt, conditions, limitations of exemption and savings), after paragraph 69 insert—

“42. A non-disembarking cruise passenger

70.

A person, including a crew member, who travels to a port in Northern Ireland on a cruise ship but does not disembark from the cruise ship at any point while it is—

(a)

moored at a port in Northern Ireland, or

(b)

in the territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland.”

43. A short stay cruise passenger

71.

A person who—

(a)

arrives in Northern Ireland on a cruise ship, and

(b)

is due to depart from Northern Ireland on the same cruise ship within 48 hours of their arrival.”.