The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2020

Made: 8 September 2020

Laid before Senedd Cymru: at 11.00 a.m. on 9 September 2020

Coming into force: at 4.00 a.m. on 9 September 2020

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 1 — General

Title, coming into force and interpretation

1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 2 — Amendments to the list of exempt countries and territories in Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations

Amendments to the list of exempt countries and territories

2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transitional etc provision in connection with regulation 2

3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 3 — Amendments to the list of sporting events in Schedule 4 to the International Travel Regulations

Additions to the list of specified sporting events

4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Signed

Vaughan Gething — Minister of Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 2020-09-08

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/574 (W. 132)) (the “International Travel Regulations”). The International Travel Regulations have been previously amended by:

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/595) (W. 136);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/714) (W. 160);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/726) (W. 163);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/804) (W. 177);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/817) (W. 179);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/840) (W. 185);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/868) (W. 190);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/886) (W. 196);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/917) (W. 205);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/944) (W. 210).

The International Travel Regulations impose requirements on persons entering Wales after having been abroad. They include a requirement for persons arriving in Wales to isolate for a period determined in accordance with the Regulations. The requirements imposed by the International Travel Regulations are subject to exceptions, and certain categories of person are exempt from having to comply. Persons entering Wales after being in one or more of the countries and territories listed in Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations are not required to isolate. The countries and territories listed in Schedule 3 are referred to as “exempt countries and territories”.

Part 2 of these Regulations amends the list of exempt countries and territories.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the International Travel Regulations to remove the Greek territories of Santorini, Serifos and Tinos from the list of exempt countries and territories. This regulation also makes an amendment correcting the spelling of Mykonos.

Regulation 3 of these Regulations makes transitional provision relating to these territories’ change of status. The transitional provision addresses a potential area of doubt in terms of the effect on the operation of the International Travel Regulations, of the amendments made by regulation 2 of these Regulations. This regulation also makes an amendment correcting the spelling of Mykonos at regulation 3(2)(a) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2020.

Regulation 4 of these Regulations adds further events to the list of specified sporting events in Schedule 4 to the International Travel Regulations.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared as to the likely cost and benefit of complying with these Regulations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14). The function of making regulations under Part 2A is conferred on “the appropriate Minister”. Under section 45T(6) of the 1984 Act the appropriate Minister as respects Wales, is the Welsh Ministers.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2020/574 (W. 132) amended by S.I. 2020/595 (W. 136), S.I. 2020/714 (W. 160), S.I. 2020/726 (W. 163), S.I. 2020/804 (W. 177), S.I. 2020/817 (W. 179), S.I. 2020/840 (W. 185), S.I. 2020/868 (W. 190), S.I. 2020/886 (W. 196), S.I. 2020/917 (W. 205) and S.I. 2020/944 (W. 210).

[^f00003]: S.I. 2020/944 (W. 210).

Editorial notes