2020 No. 216

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 14) 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. 14) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation at 4.00 am on 10th October 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, 168, 179, 185, 189, 193, 194, 200, 203 and 212

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

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 33

In Schedule 3 (Exempt countries, territories and parts of countries or territories), for “Greece excluding the islands of Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Crete, Mykonos, Santorini and Zakynthos” substitute “ Greece excluding the islands of Crete and Mykonos ”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 9th October 2020

Dr Naresh Chada 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 principal Regulations”).

The Greek islands of Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Santorini and Zakynthos are are included within 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.