The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021

[F1 50.— (1) A performing arts professional working in connection with a performing arts event. E+W

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) “domestic performing arts professional” means a performing arts professional who is habitually resident in the United Kingdom and has returned to England, having travelled to or transited through a category 2 country or territory in order to work in connection with a performing arts event;

(b) “international performing arts professional” means a performing arts professional who is not habitually resident in the United Kingdom and travels to England in order to work in connection with a performing arts event after departing from or transiting through a category 2 country or territory;

(c) “performing arts activity” means—

(i) a dramatic production, including a performance of a play, opera, musical or other dramatic piece,

(ii) a reading or recitation,

(iii) a performance of live music,

(iv) a recording of a performance of live music which is—

(aa) broadcast, at the time of the performance or later, to the general public, or

(bb) released, at the time of the performance or later, to the paying public (by digital or other means),

(v) a music video production,

(vi) a performance of dance, or

(vii) an event that combines more than one of the activities set out at sub-paragraphs (i) to (vi);

(d) “performing arts event”, in relation to a performing arts professional, means an event—

(i) at which a performing arts activity takes place, and

(ii) for which the performing arts professional is paid;

(e) “performing arts professional” means an individual who—

(i) is a domestic performing arts professional or an international performing arts professional,

(ii) derives a living from the performing arts, and

(iii) holds a certificate issued by Arts Council England in accordance with ‘Travelling or returning to England for work as a performing arts professional during COVID-19: Self-isolation Exemptions Guidance’ published by Arts Council England on 17th September 2021F2 .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4 paras. 50-52 inserted (22.9.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 12) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1066), regs. 1(2), 12(6)

F2 A digital copy of this guidance can be found at https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid-19/self-isolation-exemptions. A hard copy is available at the following address: Exemptions (Investment Centre), Arts Council England, The Hive, 49 Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1FN.