Statutory Instruments
Public Health, England
Transport, England
Made
9th February 2021
Laid before Parliament
10th February 2021
Coming into force
at 4.00 a.m. on 11th February 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(1).
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021 and come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 11th February 2021.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to England only.
(3) In these Regulations, “the International Travel Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020(2).
2.—(1) The International Travel Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4(13)—
(a)omit sub-paragraph (ba);
(b)in sub-paragraph (ca)(i), omit—
(i)“a new domestic elite sportsperson,”; and
(ii)“(za),”.
(3) In Schedule 2 (persons not required to comply with regulation 3 or 4)—
(a)omit paragraph 28A;
(b)in paragraph 31, after “Human Medicines Regulations 2012” insert “, or who has been appointed as an inspector under regulation 33 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013(3), and”;
(c)in paragraph 34(1)—
(i)at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “or”;
(ii)at the end of sub-paragraph (c) insert “or”;
(iii)after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)a “qualified person (manufacture)” as referred to in paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 2 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013,”;
(d)in paragraph 39—
(i)for sub-paragraph (1), substitute—
“(1) A domestic elite sportsperson, an international elite sportsperson, a domestic ancillary sportsperson or an international ancillary sportsperson.”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (2)—
(aa)in the definition of “domestic elite sportsperson” for sub-paragraph (c)(i) substitute—
“(i)has departed from or transited through the non-exempt country or territory in order to compete in an elite sports event, or to participate in training for an Olympic or Paralympic event, and has returned to England with the intention of continuing activities as a sportsperson, or”;
(bb)omit the definition of “multinational ancillary sportsperson”;
(cc)omit the definition of “new domestic elite sportsperson”;
(iii)after sub-paragraph (3)(a), insert—
“(aa)“Olympic or Paralympic event” means a specified competition or other sporting event in which the participants compete to qualify for the right to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Tokyo Olympic or Paralympic Games;”;
(iv)omit sub-paragraph (4)(za).
(4) In Schedule 3 (specified competitions)—
(a)omit the following entries—
(i)“Classic Chase horse-racing”;
(ii)“Clarence House Chase horse-racing”;
(iii)“England Roses v Jamaica Sunshine Girls - Vitality International Netball Series”;
(iv)“Festival Trials Day (Cheltenham) horse-racing”;
(v)“Professional Darts Corporation – Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals”;
(vi)“Professional Darts Corporation – PDPA World Championship Qualifier”;
(vii)“Professional Darts Corporation – William Hill World Darts Championship”;
(viii)“Professional Darts Corporation – World Youth Championship”;
(ix)“Scottish Cheltenham Trials Weekend horse-racing”;
(x)“Tingle Creek Chase horse-racing”;
(xi)“World Snooker Tour - The Masters”;
(b)at the end insert—
“All-Weather Finals Day horse-racing
Aintree Grand National Meeting horse-racing
Boxing Road to Tokyo
British Dressage – Keysoe International
British Eventing Elite Pathways Events
British Showjumping’s Winter Classic series qualifiers
Burnham Market International
Cage Warriors 120
Challenger Series Finals Day horse-racing
Cheltenham April Meeting horse-racing
Classic Trial Day & Jumps Finale Day horse-racing
Craven Meeting horse-racing
Greenham Meeting horse-racing
International Boxing - Dennis Hobson Promotions
Manchester Squash Open 2021
Matchroom - World Pool Masters
Professional Darts Corporation - Q School
Scottish National Meeting horse-racing
Super League Triathlon Arena Games London
Track Cycling Nations Cup
Vitality Big Half
World Snooker Tour - Betfred World Championship (including qualifiers)”.
3. In relation to any person who arrived in England before the coming into force of these Regulations, the International Travel Regulations apply as if the amendments made by regulations 2(2), 2(3)(a) and 2(3)(d) had not been made.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Robert Courts
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
9th February 2021
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/568) (“the International Travel Regulations”) to—
(a)tighten the exemptions from self-isolation for domestic and international elite sportspersons by removing certain categories of person from those exemptions;
(b)update the list of sporting events in Schedule 3;
(c)amend the medicines, human and veterinary exemptions to include a reference to the definitions of ‘Qualified person’ and ‘Inspector’ from the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.
1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).
S.I. 2020/568, amended by S.I. 2020/691, 724, 799, 805, 813, 819, 841, 866, 890, 913, 959, 980, 1013, 1039, 1070, 1076, 1094, 1129, 1161, 1190, 1227, 1238, 1277, 1292, 1323, 1337, 1360, 1424, 1517, 1595, 2021/18, 25, 38, 47, 49, 68 and 98.
S.I. 2013/2033, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.