The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Visitor and Attendee Information

15.—(1) This regulation applies to a person—

(a) providing close contact services (see regulation 16);

(b) carrying on a business of selling or providing food or drink (not including intoxicating liquor) for consumption on the premises—

(i) at a port;

(ii) at an airport;

(iii) at a motorway service station; or

(iv) on a ferry where the crossing to be undertaken by that vessel lasts or is expected to last in excess of 3 hours (see regulation 5); or

(c) responsible for organising or operating a gathering which is a marriage ceremony, civil partnership ceremony or a funeral (see regulation 9).

(2) A person to whom this regulation applies must—

(a) where visitor or attendee information is not provided in advance, obtain that information at the time of the visit or attendance;

(b) record that information in a filing system (which may be an electronic system) suitable for recording, storing and retrieving the information;

(c) retain that information for a period of 21 days beginning with the date on which the visit or attendance took place; and

(d) destroy that information as soon as reasonably practicable after the expiry of that period unless there is some other lawful basis for its retention.

(3) A person to whom this regulation applies must provide visitor and attendee information to a relevant officer as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within 24 hours of a relevant officer requesting it for the purpose of—

(a) preventing a threat to public health resulting from the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus; and

(b) monitoring its spread and incidence.

(4) “Visitor and attendee information” means—

(a) the name and telephone number of each visitor and attendee over the age of 16; and

(b) the date of their visit or attendance and the time of their arrival.