The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 28) Regulations 2021

Made: at 11.39 a.m. on 17th June 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: at 2.30 p.m. on 17th June 2021

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

In accordance with paragraph 6(2) and (3) of schedule 19 of the Act, the Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft having been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 28) Regulations 2021.

• (2) Except regulation 3(c), these Regulations come into force on 18 June 2021.

• (3) Regulation 3(c) comes into force on 21 June 2021.

Amendment of The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

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The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020[^f00002] are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

Amendment to schedule 7A (restrictions on leaving or entering Scotland: common travel area)

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In paragraph 4 of schedule 7A[^f00003] (places in respect of which restrictions on leaving or entering Scotland apply: common travel area)—

• (a) omit sub-paragraph (a),

• (b) omit sub-paragraph (b)(i),

• (c) after sub-paragraph (b)(iii) insert—

(iv) Manchester City Council, (v) Salford City Council.

Signed

JOHN SWINNEY — A member of the Scottish Government — At 11.39 a.m. on 17th June 2021

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the Local Levels Regulations”).

Schedule 7A of the Local Levels Regulations sets out certain restrictions on entering Scotland from, or leaving Scotland to go to, the common travel area. Regulation 3 amends schedule 7A so that, from 21 June 2021, the areas of Manchester City Council and Salford City Council are added to the list of places in respect of which the restrictions set out in schedule 7A apply. It also amends schedule 7A so that, from 18 June 2021, the restrictions no longer apply in respect of the Republic of Ireland and the area of Bedford Borough Council.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2020 c.7.

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2020/344, last amended by S.S.I. 2021/238.

[^f00003]: Schedule 7A was added by S.S.I. 2020/389. Paragraph 4 of schedule 7A was amended by S.S.I. 2021/193 and S.S.I. 2021/211.