N.I.
Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2021 No. 10
Public Health
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Made
18th January 2021
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
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 and commencementN.I.
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F3Reg. 1 revoked (16.4.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/102), regs. 1(2), 14(d) (with regs. 13, 15)
InterpretationN.I.
F42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F4Reg. 2 revoked (16.4.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/102), regs. 1(2), 14(d) (with regs. 13, 15)
F5PART 1N.I.Pre-Departure Testing
F5Pt. 1 revoked (16.4.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/99), reg. 1(2), Sch. 9 Pt. 2 (with regs. 37, 39, 40)
Amendment of the principal RegulationsN.I.
F53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transitional and saving provisionN.I.
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F6PART 2N.I.Operator liability in respect of arrivals
F6Pt. 2 revoked (16.4.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/102), regs. 1(2), 14(d) (with regs. 13, 15)
Interpretation of Part 2N.I.
F65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Requirement to ensure passengers have completed a Passenger Locator FormN.I.
F66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Requirement to ensure passengers possess notification of negative test resultN.I.
F67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OffencesN.I.
F68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power to use and disclose informationN.I.
F69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ReviewN.I.
F610. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ExpiryN.I.
F611. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 18th January 2021
L.S.
Robin Swann
Minister of Health
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Part 1 of these Regulations amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020 No. 90) to introduce a requirement for persons travelling to Northern Ireland from outside the open borders area comprising the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland (the “common travel area” by virtue of section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)) to possess a notification of a negative coronavirus test upon arrival in Northern Ireland.
Part 2 of these Regulations introduces requirements for persons operating commercial transport services (“operators”) for passengers travelling to Northern Ireland from outside the common travel area to ensure that passengers who arrive in Northern Ireland on such services have completed a Passenger Locator Form (regulation 6(1)) and possess notification of a negative test result (regulation 7(1)). Breach of the requirements is an offence (regulation 8(1)).
Upon completion of the Passenger Locator Form, passengers receive a unique passenger reference number from the Home Office. An operator who has recorded a unique passenger reference number in the format used by the Home Office will have a defence to the offence in regulation 8(1)(a) (regulation 8(3)).
No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations