Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Amendments to Schedule 28.
In Schedule 2 (persons not required to comply with regulation 3 or 4)—
(a)
omit paragraphs 4A, 4F, 12, 19(1)(d) and (2)(c), 28, 37 and 38;
(b)
in paragraph 19(1)(c) omit “or”;
(c)
“(zb)
where P is a domestic elite sportsperson of a kind described in paragraph (c)(i) of the definition of that expression in sub-paragraph (2)—
(i)
P provides, on arrival in Northern Ireland, written evidence from a United Kingdom or Northern Irish or Irish sport national governing body of P’s status as a domestic elite sportsperson returning to Northern Ireland from competing in an elite sports event or participating in training for an Olympic or Paralympic event,
(ii)
P travels directly to, and remains in any place where P is self-isolating, apart from when P is travelling to or from, or attending the location of, an elite sports event in which they are competing or training for an elite sports event, or travelling between different locations where such an elite sports event or training for an elite sports event is taking place, and
(iii)
at all times when P is not self-isolating P remains in isolation with any other domestic elite sportspersons or international elite sportspersons who are competing in or training for that elite sports event or with domestic ancillary sportspersons or international ancillary sportspersons involved in that elite sports event,
(zc)
where P is a domestic elite sportsperson of a kind described in paragraph (c)(ii) of the definition of that expression in sub-paragraph (2)—
(i)
P provides, on arrival in Northern Ireland, written evidence from a United Kingdom or Northern Irish or Irish sport national governing body of P’s status as a domestic elite sportsperson who has travelled to Northern Ireland to participate in training for or to compete in an elite sports event,
(ii)
P travels directly to, and remains in any place where P is self-isolating, apart from when P is travelling to or from, or attending the location of an elite sports event in which they are competing or training for an elite sports event, or travelling between different locations where such an elite sports event or training for an elite sports event is taking place, and
(iii)
at all times when P is not self-isolating P remains in isolation with any other domestic elite sportspersons or international elite sportspersons who are competing in or training for that elite sports event or with domestic ancillary sportspersons or international ancillary sportspersons involved in that elite sports event,
(zd)
where P is a domestic ancillary sportsperson—
(i)
P provides, on arrival in Northern Ireland, written evidence from a United Kingdom or Northern Irish or Irish sport national governing body of P’s status as a domestic ancillary sportsperson returning to Northern Ireland having been involved in the running of an elite sports event or the support of a domestic elite sportsperson,
(ii)
P travels directly to, and remains in any place where P is self-isolating, apart from when P—
(aa)
is travelling to or from, or attending the location of, any place in which P’s presence is essential to the running of an elite sports event,
(bb)
is travelling to or from, or attending the location of, any place in which P provides essential support to a domestic elite sportsperson who is competing in or training for an elite sports event,
(cc)
is travelling between different locations where any activity described in paragraph (aa) or (bb) is taking place, and
(iii)
at all times when P is not self-isolating P remains in isolation with domestic elite sportspersons or international elite sportspersons who are competing in or training for that elite sports event or with domestic ancillary sportspersons or international ancillary sportspersons involved in that elite sports event,”.