Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 8) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Amendments to Schedule 46.

(1)

In Part 1 (Persons who are exempt), in the table, after entry 43 insert the following entries—

“44. Non-UK police officer

Not exempt

Not exempt

Not exempt

Partial exemption (work condition)

Partial exemption (work condition)

45. Seasonal Poultry Worker

Not exempt

Not exempt

Not exempt

Partial exemption (work condition)

Not exempt”

(2)

In Part 2 (Definitions of persons who are exempt, conditions, limitations of exemption and savings)—

(a)

for paragraph 7(1), substitute—

“7.

(1)

Where P is a person described in paragraph 1(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i) or (j) and meets the double confirmation condition, P is not required to comply with regulation 10.”.

(b)

after paragraph 7(2), insert—

“(3)

A member of the family forming part of the household of a person described in paragraph 1(a), (b) or (h) is not required to comply with regulation 10.”.

(c)

for paragraph 65 substitute—

“65.

(1)

A person engaged in film and high end TV production.

(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)

a person is engaged in film production if engaged in the making of a film which is a British film for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985, and

(b)

a person is engaged in high end TV production if working on the making of a television programme which is a British programme for the purposes of Part 15A of the Corporation Tax Act 2009.”.

(d)

after paragraph 71 insert—

“44. Non-UK police officer

72.

An official of a foreign police force, required to travel to the United Kingdom to undertake policing activities, or a contractor directly supporting policing activities, where the relevant Department or police force in the United Kingdom has certified that the activities are essential to the foreign police force.

45. Seasonal poultry worker

73.

(1)

A person who has an offer of employment for seasonal work to carry out specified poultry processing activities at specified premises.

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

“seasonal work” is employment which fluctuates or is restricted due to the season or time of year;

(b)

“specified poultry processing activities” means—

(i)

catching poultry;

(ii)

slaughtering poultry;

(iii)

preparing and processing poultry meat;

(iv)

packing poultry meat;

(c)

“specified premises” means the slaughterhouse, processing site, farm or other work premises named in the offer of employment.”.

“44. Non-UK police officer	Not exempt	Not exempt	Not exempt	Partial exemption (work condition)	Partial exemption (work condition)
45. Seasonal Poultry Worker	Not exempt	Not exempt	Not exempt	Partial exemption (work condition)	Not exempt”