N.I.
Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2020 No. 200
Public Health
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 11) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Made
18th September 2020
Coming into operation
at 4.00 a.m. on 19th September 2020
F1Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)
F21967 c. 36 (N.I.). Part 1A was inserted by section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)
Citation, commencement and interpretationN.I.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 11) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation at 4.00 am on 19th September 2020.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 F3.
F3S.R. 2020 No. 90 as amended by S.R. 2020 Nos. 138, 140, 154, 155, 163, 168, 179, 185, 189, 193 and 194
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020N.I.
2.—(1) The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulation 3.
(2) In relation to any person who arrived in Northern Ireland on or after 10th July 2020 and before the coming into operation of any amendment made by regulation 3 the principal Regulations apply as if that amendment had not been made.
Amendments to Schedule 3N.I.
3. In Schedule 3 (Exempt countries, territories and parts of countries or territories)—
(a)at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, insert “ Singapore ” and “Thailand”; and
(b)omit “Guadeloupe” and “Slovenia”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 18th September 2020
L.S.
Dr Michael McBride
A senior officer of the
Department of Health
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (“The principal Regulations”).
Singapore and Thailand are added to the list of countries and territories in Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations exempt from the requirement in regulation 4 of those Regulations to self-isolate for 14 days after arrival in Northern Ireland.
Guadeloupe and Slovenia are omitted from the list of countries and territories in Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations exempt from the requirement in regulation 4 of those Regulations to self-isolate for 14 days after arrival in Northern Ireland.
No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.