Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

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Introduction

PART 1
General

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

PART 2
Amendment of the principal Regulations

2 Introductory

3 Interpretation

4 Non-red list countries and non-red list arrivals

5 “Eligible” and “non-eligible” non-red list arrivals

6 Requirement to provide information

7 Requirement to possess notification of negative test result

8 Requirement to book and undertake tests

9 Requirement to undertake workforce tests

10 Requirement to self-isolate

11 Amount of fixed penalty

12 Exemptions

13 Managed isolation: persons with severe conditions

PART 3
Amendment of the Operator Liability Regulations

14 Introductory

15 Requirement to check vaccination status

16 Essential information to be given to passengers

Signature

Explanatory note

PART 3Amendment of the Operator Liability Regulations

Requirement to check vaccination status15.

(1)

Regulation 4A (requirement for operator to check vaccination status of passengers) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1), for the words from “who” to “Regulations” substitute “who is not a verified eligible arrival, but has indicated on the Passenger Locator Form that they are eligible,”.

(3)

In paragraph (2)(a) for the words from “Schedule 2B” to “6(a)(ii)” substitute paragraph 2(d) or (e), 3(b), 4(b) or (d) or 6(a)(ii) of Schedule 2B”.

(4)

After paragraph (7) insert—

“(7A)

For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)

a person is an “eligible arrival” if the person complies with any of paragraphs 2 to 6 of Schedule 2B to the International Travel Regulations;

(b)

a “verified eligible arrival” means an eligible arrival whose Passenger Locator Form indicates that their vaccine status is “Vaccine Status: Verified Full/Exempt”.”.