The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 8) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

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

Regulation 2 of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Part 1 of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Editorial notes

9A. Transit passenger (Republic of Ireland)

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A person P who, on arrival in Northern Ireland, alighted from the conveyance by which they arrived in Northern Ireland for the sole purpose of continuing a journey directly to the Republic of Ireland.

21B

• (1) Where P is a person described in paragraph 21A, P is not required to comply with regulation 8 where P is able to provide evidence to demonstrate to the satisfaction of an immigration officer that they intend to immediately travel directly to the Republic of Ireland.

• (2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), such evidence may include:

• (i) evidence of residency in the Republic of Ireland;

• (ii) evidence of a hotel reservation for the day of arrival; or

• (iii) evidence of immediate direct onward travel plans to the Republic of Ireland.

9B. Transit Passenger (Crown Dependencies)

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• (1) a person who on arrival in Northern Ireland—

• (a) passes through to Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man without entering Northern Ireland; or

• (b) enters Northern Ireland for the sole purpose of continuing a journey to Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man and—

• (i) remains within their port of entry until their departure from Northern Ireland, or

• (ii) travels directly from their port of entry to another port of departure in Northern Ireland.

• (2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), such evidence may include—

• (a) evidence of residency in the Guernsey, Jersey or Isle of Man;

• (b) evidence of a hotel reservation for the day of arrival; or

• (c) evidence of immediate direct onward travel plans to Guernsey, Jersey or Isle of Man.

38. Fully vaccinated traveller

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39. Seasonal Agricultural Worker

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• (1) A person (“P”) who on arrival in Northern Ireland has an offer of employment for seasonal work to carry out specified activities in relation to edible horticulture on a specified farm.

• (2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

• (a) “seasonal work” is employment which fluctuates or is restricted due to the season or time of the year;

• (b) “edible horticulture” means growing—

• (i) protected vegetables grown in glasshouse systems,

• (ii) field vegetables grown outdoors, including vegetables, herbs, leafy salads and potatoes,

• (iii) soft fruit grown outdoors or under cover,

• (iv) trees that bear fruit,

• (v) vines and bines,

• (vi) mushrooms;

• (c) “specified farm” means the farm named in that person’s passenger information;

• (d) “specified activities” means—

• (i) crop maintenance,

• (ii) crop harvesting,

• (iii) tunnel construction and dismantling,

• (iv) irrigation installation and maintaining,

• (v) crop husbandry,

• (vi) packing and processing of crops on employer’s premises,

• (vii) preparing and dismantling growing areas and media,

• (viii) general primary production work in edible horticulture,

• (ix) activities relating to supervising teams of horticulture workers.

Interpretation: red, amber , amber plus and green list countries and arrivals

Fully vaccinated amber list arrivals

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Workforce tests

Requirement to undertake workforce tests

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Reasonable excuses: contravention of regulation 9A

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SCHEDULE 2A — Amber plus list countries

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SCHEDULE 2B — Criteria to be an eligible arrival

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SCHEDULE6A — Workforce tests

Consequence of failure to undertake test

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Consequences of test results

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Duties on employers

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Place where a person must self-isolate under this Schedule

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Limitations to, and exceptions from, requirement to self-isolate under this Schedule

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42. A non-disembarking cruise passenger

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A person, including a crew member, who travels to a port in Northern Ireland on a cruise ship but does not disembark from the cruise ship at any point while it is—

• (a) moored at a port in Northern Ireland, or

• (b) in the territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland.

43. A short stay cruise passenger

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A person who—

• (a) arrives in Northern Ireland on a cruise ship, and

• (b) is due to depart from Northern Ireland on the same cruise ship within 48 hours of their arrival.

Interpretation: red list and non-red list countries and arrivals

“Eligible” and “non-eligible” non-red list arrivals

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44. Non-UK police officer

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An official of a foreign police force, required to travel to the United Kingdom to undertake policing activities, or a contractor directly supporting policing activities, where the relevant Department or police force in the United Kingdom has certified that the activities are essential to the foreign police force.

45. Seasonal poultry worker

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• (1) A person who has an offer of employment for seasonal work to carry out specified poultry processing activities at specified premises.

• (2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

• (a) “seasonal work” is employment which fluctuates or is restricted due to the season or time of year;

• (b) “specified poultry processing activities” means—

• (i) catching poultry;

• (ii) slaughtering poultry;

• (iii) preparing and processing poultry meat;

• (iv) packing poultry meat;

• (c) “specified premises” means the slaughterhouse, processing site, farm or other work premises named in the offer of employment.

46. A performing arts professional

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• (1) A performing arts professional working in connection with a performing arts event.

• (2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

• (a) “domestic performing arts professional” means a performing arts professional who is habitually resident in the United Kingdom and has returned to Northern Ireland, having travelled to or transited through a non-red list country at any time in the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of their arrival in Northern Ireland in order to work in connection with a performing arts event;

• (b) “international performing arts professional” means a performing arts professional who is not habitually resident in the United Kingdom and travels to Northern Ireland in order to work in connection with a performing arts event after departing from or transiting through a non-red list country at any time in the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of their arrival in Northern Ireland;

• (c) “performing arts activity” means—

• (i) a dramatic production, including a performance of a play, opera, musical or other dramatic piece,

• (ii) a reading or recitation,

• (iii) a performance of live music,

• (iv) a recording of a performance of live music which is—

• (aa) broadcast, at the time of the performance or later, to the general public, or

• (bb) released, at the time of the performance or later, to the paying public (by digital or other means),

• (v) a music video production,

• (vi) a performance of dance, or

• (vii) an event that combines more than one of the activities set out at sub-paragraphs (i) to (vi);

• (d) “performing arts event”, in relation to a performing arts professional, means an event—

• (i) at which a performing arts activity takes place, and

• (ii) for which the performing arts professional is paid;

• (e) “performing arts professional” means an individual who—

• (i) is a domestic performing arts professional or an international performing arts professional,

• (ii) derives a living from the performing arts, and

• (iii) holds a certificate issued in accordance with “Travelling or returning to NI for work as a performing arts professional during COVID-19” published by the Arts Council Northern Ireland on 12th October 2021.

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Notification of test results (approved private providers):Lateral Flow Device tests

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Condition for exemption from requirement to provide information

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Where P is a person described in paragraph 21(a) or (b)(i), P is not required to comply with regulation 4 provided that person does not pass through immigration control.

Condition for exemption from requirement to book and undertake tests

Angola

Botswana

Eswatini

Lesotho

Malawi

Mozambique

Namibia

Nigeria

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South Africa

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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Reasonable excuses: contravention of paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 6

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Reasonable excuses: contravention of regulation 9A

Confirmatory PCR test for eligible non-red list arrivals following the original day 2 LFD test

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Modification of self-isolation provisions for eligible non-red list arrivals with a positive test

Consequences of test results (non-eligible non-red list arrivals)

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Border security duties

Description

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Defence personnel, visiting forces and government contractors

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Essential government work, operations and state business

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Conditions

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Members of diplomatic missions, consular posts and heads of state

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Persons on official business

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Transport workers

Description

Conditions

Seasonal and temporary horticultural and food processing workers

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Transporting human cells or blood

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Law enforcement

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A non-CTA transit passenger

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Transit passenger (Republic of Ireland)

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A CTA transit passenger

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A non-disembarking cruise passenger

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A short stay cruise passenger

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Essential and emergency red list exemption

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