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

Persons not required to comply with regulation 4 E+W

3.—(1) The persons referred to in regulation 4(6)(c) (and not required to comply with that regulation) are—

(a) a person (“P”) described in—

(i) paragraph 16(1)(b) of Schedule 4 where, prior to P's departure to the United Kingdom, the relevant Department has certified that they meet this description and are not required to comply with regulation 4, or

(ii) paragraph 17 of Schedule 4 where, prior to P's departure to the United Kingdom, the relevant Department has also certified that they are not required to comply with regulation 4;

(b) a Crown servant or government contractor (“C”) who is required to undertake essential policing or essential government work in the United Kingdom or is returning from conducting such work outside the United Kingdom where, prior to C's departure to the United Kingdom, the relevant Department has certified that they meet this description and are not required to comply with regulation 4;

(c) a representative (“R”) of a foreign country or territory, or of the government of a British overseas territory, travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct official business with the United Kingdom where, prior to R's departure to the United Kingdom—

(i) the relevant head of the mission, consular post, or office representing a foreign territory in the United Kingdom, or a Governor of a British overseas territory (as the case may be), or a person acting on their authority, confirms in writing to the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office that R is required to undertake work which is essential to the foreign country represented by the mission or consular post, the foreign territory represented by the office or the British overseas territory, and

(ii) the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has then confirmed in writing to the person giving the notification in sub-paragraph (i) that—

(aa) it has received that confirmation, and

(bb) R is travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct official business with the United Kingdom and is not required to comply with regulation 4;

[F1 (ca) a specified person (“P”) travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct official business with the United Kingdom where—

(i) P has been invited to the United Kingdom by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, and

(ii) prior to P’s departure to the United Kingdom the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has confirmed in writing to P that they are travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct official business with the United Kingdom and are not required to comply with regulation 4;]

(d) a person described in paragraph 31 of Schedule 4 (worker with specialist technical skills).

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) “consular post” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 4;

[F2 (aa) “specified person” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(4A) of Schedule 4;]

(b) “Crown servant”, “essential government work”, “essential policing” and “government contractor” have the meaning given in paragraph 16(2) of Schedule 4.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 7 para. 3(1)(ca) inserted (8.7.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/766), regs. 1(4), 12(a) (with reg. 16(1))

F2 Sch. 7 para. 3(2)(aa) inserted (8.7.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/766), regs. 1(4), 12(b) (with reg. 16(1))

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 3 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)