Scottish Statutory Instruments
Public Health
Approved by the Scottish Parliament
Made
at 11.30 a.m. on 7th August 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
at 2.30 p.m. on 7th August 2020
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 94(1)(b)(i) and 122(2)(b) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 M1, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 122(6) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consider that these Regulations need to be made urgently, without a draft having been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
Marginal Citations
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 8) Regulations 2020.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 8 August 2020 at 0400 hours.
(3) Regulations 2(2)(b) and (c) come into force on 11 August 2020 at 0400 hours.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in force at 8.8.2020 at 0400 hours, see reg. 1(2)
2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 M2 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In Part 1 of schedule A1 (countries and territories),
(a)omit—
(i)“Andorra”,
(ii)“The Bahamas”,
(iii)“Belgium”,
(b)after “Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba” insert “ Brunei ”, and
(c)after “Macau” insert “ Malaysia ”.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 2(1)(2)(a) in force at 8.8.2020 at 0400 hours, see reg. 1(2)
I3Reg. 2(2)(b)(c) in force at 11.8.2020 at 0400 hours, see reg. 1(3)
Marginal Citations
M2S.S.I. 2020/169, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2020/209, S.S.I. 2020/221, S.S.I. 2020/224, S.S.I. 2020/229, and S.S.I. 2020/233.
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by these Regulations do not apply in relation to any person who arrived in Scotland during the period beginning at 0001 hours on 8 June 2020 and ending immediately prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, and the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 continue to apply to such persons as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.
(2) The amendments made by regulations 2(2)(b) and (c) of these Regulations do not apply in relation to any person who arrived in Scotland during the period beginning at 0001 hours on 8 June 2020 and ending immediately prior to the coming into force of regulations 2(2)(b) and (c) in accordance with regulation 1(3), and the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 continue to apply to such persons as if the amendments made by regulations 2(2)(b) and (c) of these Regulations had not been made.
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 3 in force at 8.8.2020 at 0400 hours, see reg. 1(2)
MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the International Travel Regulations”).
They remove Andorra, The Bahamas and Belgium from the list of exempt countries and territories in schedule A1 of the International Travel Regulations. This means that persons arriving in Scotland on or after the time these Regulations come into force are no longer exempt from the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations if, during the 14 days preceding their arrival, they have departed from or transited through any of these countries.
They add Brunei and Malaysia to the list of exempt countries and territories in schedule A1 of the International Travel Regulations. This means any person who arrives in Scotland on or after 0400 hours on 11 August 2020 having departed from, or transited through, one of those countries will be exempt from the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.