2020 No. 944 (W. 210)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2020
Made
Laid before Senedd Cymru
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 45B and 45P(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 F1, make the following Regulations.
PART 1General
Title, coming into force and interpretationI11
1
The title of these Regulations is the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2020.
2
These Regulations come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 4 September 2020.
3
In these Regulations, the “International Travel Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020 F2.
PART 2Amendments to the list of exempt countries and territories in Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations
Amendments to the list of exempt countries and territoriesI22
1
In Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations (exempt countries and territories outside the common travel area)—
a
at the appropriate place insert—
the Azores
Madeira
b
after “Greece” insert “
, except the territories of Antiparos, Crete, Lesvos, Mykanos, Paros, and Zakynthos
”
;
c
omit “French Polynesia”;
d
omit “Portugal”.
2
In Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations (exempt countries and territories outside the common travel area), omit—
Gibraltar
Transitional provision in connection with regulation 2I33
1
Paragraph (3) applies where a person (“P”)—
a
arrives in Wales at or after 4.00 a.m. on 4 September 2020, and
b
was last in a country or territory to which paragraph (2) applies—
i
within the period of 14 days ending with the day of P's arrival in Wales, and
ii
before 4.00 a.m. on 4 September 2020.
2
The countries and territories to which this paragraph applies are—
a
the Greek territories of Antiparos, Crete, Lesvos, F4Mykonos, Paros and Zakynthos;
b
French Polynesia;
c
Portugal, with the exception of the Azores and Madeira;
d
Gibraltar.
3
P is, by virtue of having been in a country or territory to which paragraph (2) applies, to be treated for the purposes of regulations 7(1) and 8(1) of the International Travel Regulations as having arrived in Wales from, or having been in, a non-exempt country or territory.
4
Regulation 3(3) and (4) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2020 F3 is revoked, except in relation to the Azores and Madeira.
PART 3Amendment to the list of sporting events in Schedule 4 to the International Travel Regulations
Addition to the list of specified sporting eventsI44
In paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 (specified sporting events), at the end insert—
e
Hennessy Sports – European Boxing Union Super Featherweight Championship Title.
1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14). The function of making regulations under Part 2A is conferred on “the appropriate Minister”. Under section 45T(6) of the 1984 Act the appropriate Minister as respects Wales, is the Welsh Ministers.