2020 No. 189

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 8) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Health F1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25B and 25F(2) of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 F2.

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)

F2

1967 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 interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 8) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation at 4.00 am on 29th August 2020.

2

In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 F3.

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F3

S.R. 2020 No. 90 as amended by S.R. 2020 Nos. 138, 140, 154, 155, 163 and 185

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20202

1

The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.

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 4 the principal Regulations apply as if that amendment had not been made.

Amendment to Schedule 23

In Schedule 2, in Part 2 (Persons not required to comply with regulation 4), in paragraph 4D F4, after “the Merchant Shipping Act 1995” insert “ , or by a government of a relevant British possession as defined in section 313(1) of that Act ”.

Amendments to Schedule 34

In Schedule 3 F5 (Exempt countries and territories)—

a

at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, insert “ Cuba ”; and

b

omit “Czech Republic”, “Jamaica” and “Switzerland”.

Amendments to Schedule 45

For Schedule 4 (Specified competitions), substitute—

SCHEDULE 4Specified competitions

Regulation 2(1)

ATP Tour Finals tennis

Betfred Super League Rugby Football League fixtures

BMW Professional Golfers' Association Championship

Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Golf Tournament (European Tour)

Dubai Future Champions Festival horse-racing

England & Wales Cricket Board International Cricket Fixtures

European Professional Club Rugby Fixtures

European Tour Golf – Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open

European Tour Golf – Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

European Tour Golf – United Kingdom Championship

FIH Pro League hockey fixtures

Football Association International Fixtures

Guinness PRO14 Rugby Football Union Fixtures

London Marathon

Manchester Open 2020 Squash Tournament

Matchroom – BetVictor Weber Cup

Matchroom – Boxing Championship Matches

Matchroom – Champion of Champions Snooker Tournament

Matchroom – Partypoker Mosconi Cup Pool Tournament

Matchroom Fight Camp - International Heavyweight Contest

Matchroom Fight Camp - World Boxing Council World Heavy Title

Matchroom Fight Camp - World Boxing Organisation World Female Light Title

Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games Qualification Events

Professional Darts Corporation – Challenge Tour

Professional Darts Corporation – Development Tour

Professional Darts Corporation – Players Championship

Professional Darts Corporation – Unibet Premier League

Professional Darts Corporation – Women's Series

Professional Darts Corporation – World Youth Championship

QIPCO British Champions Day horse-racing

Rugby Football Union Autumn Internationals

Rugby Football Union international fixtures

Rugby League Challenge Cup

St Leger Festival horse-racing

The Northern Ireland Golf Open Tournament (European Challenge Tour supported by the R&A)

The Showcase meeting Cheltenham horse-racing

UEFA Champions League and Europa League fixtures

World Snooker Tour – English Open

World Snooker Tour – European Masters

World Snooker Tour – Shoot Out

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 28th August 2020

Dr Michael McBride A senior officer of theDepartment of Health

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (“The International Travel Regulations”).

Regulation 2 amends the exemption for inspectors and surveyors of ships so that inspectors or surveyors appointed by a relevant British possession are exempt from the requirement to self isolate in regulation 4 of the principal Regulations and, if they meet the condition in paragraph 4G of Schedule 2 to those Regulations, the requirement to provide information in regulation 3 of the principal Regulations.

Cuba is added to the list of countries and territories in Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations exempt from the requirement in regulation 4 of those Regulations to self-isolate for 14 days after arrival in Northern Ireland.

Czech Republic, Jamaica and Switzerland are omitted from the list of countries and territories in Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations exempt from the requirement in regulation 4 of those Regulations to self-isolate for 14 days after arrival in Northern Ireland.

An updated Schedule 4 replaces the existing Schedule 4.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.