The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Made: 9th October 2020

Coming into operation: 31st October 2020

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Citation and commencement

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Requirement to provide information at certain times

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Requirement to provide information in certain manner

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Review

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Expiry

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE

PART 1

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PART 2

The required information to be given in accordance with Regulation 4(4) is:

The following is a public health message on behalf of the UK’s public health agencies. Before entering the UK, you must complete a Passenger Locator Form online, regardless of where you are arriving from. You must also self-isolate for the first 14 days after you arrive, unless you are in an exempt category. This is to protect yourself and others. Visit gov.uk for more information. The symptoms of coronavirus are a new continuous cough, a high temperature or a loss of, or change in, normal sense of taste or smell. If you experience any of these symptoms, however mild, you are advised to make yourself known to the crew. Simple measures you can take to help protect yourself and family are: Wash your hands Avoid touching your face with your hands Catch coughs and sneezes in a tissue and dispose of it immediately.

Signed

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

Dr Naresh Chada — A senior officer of the — Department of Health

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)

[^f00002]: 1967 c. 36 (N.I.). Part 1A was inserted by section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)

[^f00003]: 1971 c. 77

[^f00004]: 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

[^f00005]: S.R. 2020 No. 97

[^f00006]: S.R. 2020 No. 179

Requirement to provide information at certain times

Requirement to provide information in certain manner

Review

Expiry

Revocations

The required information to be given in accordance with Regulation 4(1) to (3) is:

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO ENTER THE UK The United Kingdom is taking steps to help stop the spread of COVID-19. 1) To protect your health and others', everyone must complete an online Passenger Locator Form before arrival in the United Kingdom. 2) You may be required to self-isolate for 10 days on arrival. Check the exempt countries list immediately before you travel as this list can change at short notice. 3) It is a legal requirement that you wear a face covering on public transport in the UK. Failure to comply with the above measures is a criminal offence and you could be fined. Please visit www.gov.uk/uk-border-control for detailed public health advice and requirements for entering the UK.

The required information to be given in accordance with Regulation 4(4) is:

The following is a public health message on behalf of the UK's public health agencies. Before entering the UK, you must complete a Passenger Locator Form online, regardless of where you are arriving from. You must also self-isolate for the first 10 days after you arrive, unless you are in an exempt category. This is to protect yourself and others. Visit gov.uk for more information. The symptoms of coronavirus are a new continuous cough, a high temperature or a loss of, or change in, normal sense of taste or smell. If you experience any of these symptoms, however mild, you are advised to make yourself known to the crew. Simple measures you can take to help protect yourself and family are: Wash your hands Avoid touching your face with your hands Catch coughs and sneezes in a tissue and dispose of it immediately.

Editorial notes

[^key-007d3869735bd9f1c5bc235c7471dafc]: Regulations revoked (16.4.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/102), regs. 1(2), 14(b) (with regs. 13, 15)

“ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO ENTER THE UK

The United Kingdom is taking steps to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

1) All persons (including UK nationals and residents) arriving in the UK from outside the common travel area must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 3 days of departure to the UK. For further information please visit: https:// www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-taking-coronavirus-test-travelling-northern-ireland.

2) To protect your health and others’, everyone must complete an online passenger locator form before arrival in the United Kingdom.

3) All arrivals must self-isolate for 10 days unless exempt. Check the list of exempt countries immediately before travel.

4) It is a legal requirement that you wear a face covering on public transport in the UK.

Failure to comply with these measures is a criminal offence and you could be fined. Please visit www.gov.uk/uk-border-control for detailed public health advice and requirements for entering the UK.”.

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