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

Insertion of Part 4A

7.  After Part 4 (requirements on operators) insert—

“PART 4A Requirements on private test providers and diagnostic laboratories

Requirements on test providers

18A.— (1) A private provider who provides a test for the purposes of regulation 6 (requirement to book and undertake tests) must comply with the requirements set out in the following provisions of Schedule 8 (mandatory testing after arrival in England)—

(a) where the test to be provided is a day 2 test, paragraphs (a) to (m) of paragraph 7(1) (day 2 tests: private provider requirements);

(b) where the test to be provided is a day 8 test, paragraphs (a) to (m) of paragraph 9(1) (day 8 tests: private provider requirements);

(c) in any event—

(i) paragraph 10(5) (requirement for private provider to give test reference number);

(ii) paragraph 11(2) (notification of test results).

(2) A test provider who provides a test for the purposes of regulation 9(16) (optional testing to cease self-isolation requirement early) must comply with the requirements set out in the following provisions of Schedule 10 (optional testing after arrival in England)—

(a) paragraphs (a) to (j) of paragraph 3(1) (test providers);

(b) paragraph 5(2) and (4) (notification of test results).

(3) In this regulation, “private provider” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(e) of Schedule 8.

Requirements on other persons carrying out testing services

18B.— (1) A person who carries out an element of a single end-to-end testing service on behalf of a test provider must comply with the requirements set out in the following provisions so far as relevant to the carrying out of that element—

(a) in relation to a day 2 test provided for the purposes of regulation 6, paragraph 7(1)(m)(i) to (iii) of Schedule 8;

(b) in relation to a day 8 test provided for the purposes of regulation 6, paragraph 9(1)(m)(i) to (iii) of Schedule 8;

(c) in relation to a test provided for the purposes of regulation 9(16), paragraphs 3(1)(c) to (i) of Schedule 10.

(2) In this regulation, “single end-to-end testing service” has the meaning given by paragraph 3(2)(c) of Schedule 10.”.