2020 No. 200

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 11) 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. 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.

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 and 194

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)—

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

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 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.