The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 12) Regulations 2021

Made: 6th April 2021

Laid before Parliament: 7th April 2021

Coming into force: at 4.00 a.m. on 9th April 2021

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45B, 45F(2) and 45P(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984[^f00001].

Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 12) Regulations 2021.

• (2) These Regulations come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 9th April 2021.

• (3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to England only.

• (4) In these Regulations, “the International Travel Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020[^f00002].

Amendment to the International Travel Regulations

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• (1) The International Travel Regulations are amended as follows.

• (2) In Schedule B1 (countries and territories subject to additional measures) insert entries for “Bangladesh”, “Kenya”, “Pakistan” and “Philippines” at the appropriate places.

Transitional and saving provision

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In relation to any person who arrived in England at or after 4.00 a.m. on 15th February 2021 but before 4.00 a.m. on 9th April 2021, the International Travel Regulations apply as if the amendments made by regulation 2(2) had not been made.

Signed

Bethell — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department of Health and Social Care — 6th April 2021

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/568) to add further countries to the list, in Schedule B1, of countries and territories subject to existing enhanced measures.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2020/568, amended by S.I. 2020/691, 724, 799, 805, 813, 819, 841, 866, 890, 913, 942, 959, 980, 1013, 1039, 1070, 1076, 1094, 1129, 1161, 1190, 1227, 1238, 1277, 1292, 1323, 1337, 1360, 1375, 1424, 1517, 1595, 1644, 2021/18, 25, 38, 47, 49, 68, 98, 137, 150, 166, 223, 252, 348, and 442.