The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

PART 1 General

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 8 June 2020.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“child” means a person under the age of 16,

“common travel area” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971(1),

“constable” has the meaning given by section 99(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012(2),

“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),

“immigration officer” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of schedule 2 of the Immigration Act 1971(3),

“information offence” means an offence under regulation 5(1) or (2) or an offence under regulation 9(4) where the person is believed to have intentionally obstructed an immigration officer carrying out a function in relation to Part 2,

“passenger information” means the information specified in schedule 1, and

“Passenger Locator Form” means the electronic form published by the Secretary of State for the provision of passenger information(4).

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, an individual has responsibility for a child if the individual has—

(a) custody or charge of the child for the time being, or

(b) parental responsibilities or parental rights in relation to the child (see sections 1(3) and 2(4) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995)(5).

(1)

1971 c.77. Section 1(3) provides that the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and the Republic of Ireland are collectively referred to in that Act as “the common travel area”.

(2)

2012 asp 8.

(3)

1971 c.77. Paragraph 1 was amended by paragraph 3 of schedule 3 of the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c.17), and by S.I. 1993/1813.

(4)

The Passenger Locator Form is available on www.gov.uk. No hard copy version is available but, where a person arrives at a place staffed by Immigration Officers, they will be provided with the ability to complete the form electronically on their arrival in Scotland if not completed in advance; assistance will be available for completion of the electronic form if required.

(5)

1995 c.36. Section 1 was amended by paragraph 48 of schedule 6(2) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c.22). Section 2 was amended by paragraph 49 of schedule 6(2) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.