The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Made: 12th February 2022

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Simplification of Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations (exemptions)

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Correction of the date on which extension of time for requirement to provide passenger information comes into force

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Minor amendments

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SCHEDULE — Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 12th February 2022

Christopher Matthews — A senior officer of the Department of Health

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (the principal regulations) and The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (the Operator Liability Regulations). They also revoke one provision of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022.

Regulation 3 and the Schedule deal with the regime for exempting arrivals in Northern Ireland from the various coronavirus travel rules. They do so by simplifying the exemption regime for certain categories of person by merging many of the individual categories into larger categories. The Schedule also adds a new exemption category of seasonal and temporary horticultural and food processing workers.

Regulation 4 corrects an error made in an earlier commencement provision. Regulation 4 of Statutory Rule 2022 No. 43 extended the time a person had to complete a passenger locator form from two to three days before arrival in Northern Ireland. That provision was erroneously brought into operation on 11 February 2022 when it should have been brought into force on 28 February 2022. Regulation 4 of these Regulations corrects this error. Firstly, it provides that, as from 13 February 2022, the requirement is that a person has two days to complete the passenger locator form. Secondly, it provides that, as from 28 February 2022, a person will have three days to complete the form. Thirdly, it then revokes the provision which was erroneously brought into force too soon. Nothing in this regulation has retrospective effect.

Regulation 5 makes minor updates, including correcting typographical or cross-referencing errors as well as updating web links.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.

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]: S.R. 2021 No. 99 as amended by S.R. 2021 Nos. 108, 121, 132, 154, 189, 213, 214, 218, 225, 230, 241, 262, 278, 282, 284, 293, 301, 312, 313, 316, 322, 323, 340, 343 and S.R. 2022 Nos. 3 and 43

[^f00004]: S.R. 2021 No. 102 as amended by S.R. 2021 Nos. 189, 213, 214, 225, 230, 262, 278, 282, 301, 316, 323 and S.R. 2022 Nos. 3 and 43

[^f00005]: S.R. 2022 No. 43.

[^f00006]: State Immunity Act 1978 () 1978 c. 33.

[^f00007]: Consular Relations Act 1968, () 1968 c. 18 There are amendments but none is relevant.

[^f00008]: Schedule 1 to the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964(); () 1964 c. 81 There are amendments but none is relevant.

[^f00009]: State Immunity Act 1978(), () 1978 c.33

[^f00010]: 1968 c. 18. There are amendments but none is relevant.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2016/765

[^f00012]: The latest edition of Annex 9, which is published by the International Civil Aviation Organization, is the 15th edition, which applied from 23rd February 2018 (ISBN 978-92-9258-301-9)

[^f00013]: 1981 NI 1

[^f00014]: OJ No. L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72.

[^f00015]: Schedule 3A was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Marine Safety Act 2003 (c. 16)

[^f00016]: there are amendments to section 256 but none are relevant

[^f00017]: 1984 c.47

[^f00018]: 1884 c.31.g

[^f00019]: 2003 c. 41

Editorial notes