The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2021

Insertion of Schedule 4A

14.  After Schedule 4, insert—

Regulation 3(12)

“SCHEDULE 4A Conference of the Parties Representatives

1.   A representative of a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a party to the Kyoto Protocol or a party to the Paris Agreement who is, or is to be, a representative at the COP.

2.   A representative of an observer state who is, or is to be, a representative at the COP.

3.   A representative of the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism who is, or is to be, a representative at a meeting hosted by the Executive Board forming part of the COP.

4.   An executive head of a specialized agency of the United Nations, or a person acting on their behalf, who is, or is to be, a representative at the COP and who is participating in or performing official functions in connection with the COP.

5.   An officer of a specialized agency of the United Nations, other than a person who is locally recruited and assigned to hourly rates of pay, who is, or is to be, a representative at the COP and who is participating in or performing official functions in connection with the COP.

6.   An expert performing a mission for a specialized agency of the United Nations who is, or is to be, a representative at the COP and who is participating in or performing official functions in connection with the COP.

7.   An official of the Adaptation Fund, the Green Climate Fund or the Global Environment Facility who is, or is to be, a representative at the COP and who is essential to the participation of that organisation in the COP in order to enable that organisation to discharge, and report on, its mandate to—

(a) the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties,

(b) the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, or

(c) the third session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement.

8.   An officer of the United Nations, other than a person who is locally recruited and assigned to hourly rates of pay, who is participating in or performing official functions in connection with the COP.

9.   An expert, other than an officer of the United Nations, who is performing a mission on behalf of the United Nations in connection with the COP.

10.   A representative of an international organisation, within the meaning of paragraph 1(4)(e) of Schedule 4, who is participating in or performing official functions in connection with the COP.

11.   In this Schedule—

(a) “observer state” means an observer state referred to in—

(i) paragraph 6 of Article 7 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,

(ii) paragraph 8 of Article 13 of the Kyoto Protocol, or

(iii) paragraph 8 of Article 16 of the Paris Agreement;

(b) the specialized agencies of the United Nations are—

(i) the Food and Agriculture Organization;

(ii) the International Civil Aviation Organization;

(iii) the International Fund for Agricultural Development;

(iv) the International Labour Organization;

(v) the International Monetary Fund;

(vi) the International Maritime Organization;

(vii) the International Telecommunications Union;

(viii) the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization;

(ix) the United Nations Industrial Development Organization;

(x) the Universal Postal Union;

(xi) the World Bank, comprising—

(aa) the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

(bb) the International Development Association;

(cc) the International Finance Corporation;

(dd) the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes; and

(ee) the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency;

(xii) the World Health Organization;

(xiii) the World Intellectual Property Organization;

(xiv) the World Meteorological Organization;

(xv) the World Tourism Organization.”.