2021 No. 584 (W. 161)

Public Health, Wales

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 (revoked)F1

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Laid before Senedd Cymru

Coming into force

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F1PART 1General

Title, interpretation and coming into forceF11

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F1PART 2Amendments to the International Travel Regulations

Amendments to the International Travel RegulationsF12

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New regulation 6AB (requirement to book and undertake tests)F13

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New regulations 6DA and 6DB (requirement to isolate on failure to take tests)F14

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Substitution of regulation 6E (consequences of positive test result)F15

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Amendments to regulation 6FF16

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Amendment to regulation 6GF17

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New regulations 6HA and 6HB (consequences of receiving inconclusive test result)F18

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Amendments to regulation 14F19

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Amendments to regulation 16F110

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Amendments to regulation 17F111

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Amendments to Schedule 1F112

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Amendments to Schedule 1BF113

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Amendments to Schedule 1CF114

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Amendments to Schedule 3F115

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F1PART 3Amendments to the Operator Liability Regulations

Amendments to the Operator Liability RegulationsF116

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Amendment to regulation 4F117

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Amendments to regulation 5AF118

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Amendment to regulation 9F119

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F1PART 4Amendments to the Public Health Information Regulations

Amendments to the Public Health Information RegulationsF120

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Amendments to regulation 2F121

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Amendments to regulation 3F122

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Amendments to regulation 3AF123

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Amendments to regulation 6F124

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Substitution of the ScheduleF125

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F1EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/574 (W. 132)) (the “International Travel Regulations”), the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/40 (W. 11)) (“the Operator Liability Regulations”) and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/574 (W. 132) (the “Public Health Information Regulations”).

The International Travel Regulations impose requirements on persons entering Wales after having been abroad. They include a requirement for persons arriving in Wales from non-exempt countries or territories to isolate for a period determined in accordance with those Regulations.

Part 2 of these Regulations amends the International Travel Regulations. Regulations 3 to 8 make provision in relation to booking and undertaking tests for persons arriving into Wales having travelled outside the common travel area in the previous 10 days. Persons travelling into Wales having been in an exempt country or territory listed in Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations are required to book and undertake a day 2 test, whereas persons travelling from a non-exempt country or territory must book and undertake a day 2 and day 8 test. Provision is also made relating to failure to take tests and the consequences of test results. Regulations 9 to 14 make consequential amendments in light of the provisions in regulations 3 to 8.

Regulation 15 adds countries and territories to the list of exempt countries and territories in Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations.

The Operator Liability Regulations impose requirements on persons operating international passenger services (“operators”) arriving into Wales from outside the common travel area. In accordance with those requirements operators must, for example, ensure that passengers travelling on such services possess notification of a negative test result and have made arrangements to take further tests following their arrival.

In consequence of the amendments made to the International Travel Regulations by these Regulations, Part 3 of these Regulations makes minor amendments to the Operator Liability Regulations to reflect the easing of the restrictions on international travel.

The Public Health Information Regulations impose requirements on operators of international passenger services coming from outside the common travel area to an airport, heliport or seaport in Wales to provide passengers with specified public health information.

In consequence of the amendments made to the International Travel Regulations by these Regulations, Part 4 of these Regulations amends the specified public health information that operators must provide to passengers prior to and during travel into Wales.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.