2021 No. 313

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (2021 Consolidation) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Health1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25B and 25F of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 19672.

Citation, commencement and interpretationI11

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (2021 Consolidation) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.

2

These Regulations come into operation at 4.00 a.m. on 28th November 2021.

3

An amendment made by these Regulations does not apply in relation to a person arriving in Northern Ireland before the coming into operation of the provision containing the amendment.

4

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20213.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Reg. 1 in operation at 28.11.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Amendment of the principal RegulationsI22

The principal Regulations are amended as mentioned in regulations 3 and 4.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Reg. 2 in operation at 28.11.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Amendment of Schedule 1I33

In Schedule 1 (Red list countries) at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, insert “Angola” and “Zambia”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I3

Reg. 3 in operation at 28.11.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Amendment of Schedule 8I44

In Schedule 8 (Prohibition on arrival of aircraft and vessels), in paragraph 1 at the appropriate place in alphabetical order insert “Angola” and “Zambia”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I4

Reg. 4 in operation at 28.11.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 27th November 2021

(L.S.)Dr Lourda GeogheganA 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) 2021 (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 3 makes amendments to Schedule 1 (Red list countries) to the principal Regulations by adding Angola and Zambia to the red list of countries.

Regulation 4 makes amendments to Schedule 8 (Prohibition on arrival of aircraft and vessels) to the principal Regulations to add Angola and Zambia to prevent aircraft from those countries arriving in Northern Ireland except in limited circumstances.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.