Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 19th October 2021.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, and apply in relation to England only.

Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021

2.  The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021( 2) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.

Amendments to regulation 9

3.—(1) Regulation 9 (further requirements on arrivals from category 2 countries and territories) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4), at the end insert—

“(h) where P is a person described in sub-paragraph (1)(lb) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 (exemptions from additional measures applicable to arrivals from category 3 countries and territories), accommodation facilitated by their employer for the purposes of P’s self-isolation. ”.

(3) After paragraph (17) insert—

“(18)  Paragraph (19) applies where P—

(a) is a domestic elite sportsperson (as defined in paragraph 44(2) of Schedule 4) who is self-isolating as a result of being or having been a person described in sub-paragraph (1)(lb) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 11,

(b) travels directly to leave England in accordance with paragraph 44(4)(a)(ii)(bb) of Schedule 4 to compete in an elite sports event in a category 2 country or territory, and

(c) travels directly back thereafter to England without having departed from or transited through a category 3 country or territory.

(19)  Where this paragraph applies, P is to be regarded as having remained in England for the purposes of the following provisions—

(a) regulation 3B (eligible travellers);

(b) regulation 5 (requirements relating to tests); and

(c) this regulation. ”.

Amendments to Schedule 4

4.—(1) Schedule 4 (exemptions) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 44—

(a) at the end of the opening words to sub-paragraph (4)(a), insert “or sub-paragraph (1)(lb) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 11”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (4)(a)(ii) substitute—

“(ii) P travels directly to, and remains in any place where P is self-isolating, apart from—

(aa) 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,

(bb) if P is self-isolating as a result of being or having been a person described in sub-paragraph (1)(lb) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 11, when P is travelling directly to leave England to compete in an elite sports event in a category 2 country or territory, or travelling directly to their place of self-isolation on their return to England thereafter, and ”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (4)(a)(iii), after “self-isolating” insert “in England”;

(d) at the end of the opening words to sub-paragraph (4)(d), insert “of a kind defined in sub-paragraph (2) or described in sub-paragraph (1)(la) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 11”.

Amendments to Schedule 4A

5.—(1) Part 1 of Schedule 4A( 3) (application of Regulations to Conference of the Parties participants) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2, for sub-paragraph (2)(b) substitute—

“(b) regulation 4 (requirement to possess notification of negative test result) applies in relation to P as if paragraph (6)(d) were omitted; ”.

(3) In paragraph 3, after sub-paragraph (9) insert—

“(9A)  Regulation 4 (requirement to possess notification of negative test result) applies in relation to P as if paragraph (6)(d) were omitted. ”.

Amendments to Schedule 6

6.—(1) Schedule 6 (passenger information) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2, omit sub-paragraphs (d) and (m)(iv).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. 2021/582) (“the International Travel Regulations”).

Regulations 3 and 4(1) and (2)(a) to (c) are concerned with domestic elite sportspersons who have returned to England after being in a category 3 country within the period of ten days before the day of their return, and are required to self-isolate in accordance with regulation 9 of the International Travel Regulations in consequence of paragraph 2(1)(lb) of Schedule 11.

Those Regulations specify the applicable regime and what is required in terms of testing and self-isolation under the International Travel Regulations in the event these sportspersons leave England again before the period for which they must self-isolate has expired.

Regulations 4(2)(d) and 5 correct errors made in earlier instruments.

Regulation 6 removes the requirement in Schedule 6 for passengers to list their seat numbers on Passenger Locator Forms.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument atwww.legislation.gov.uk.