The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020

[F1 1.   A test complies with this paragraph if— E+W

(a) it is a test for the detection of coronavirus, which is—

(i) a polymerase chain reaction test, or

(ii) undertaken using a device which the manufacturer states has—

(aa) a sensitivity of at least 80%,

(bb) a specificity of at least 97%, and

(cc) a limit of detection of less than or equal to 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 copies per millilitre,

(b) it is not a test provided or administered under the National Health Service Act 2006, the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, and

(c) the test sample is taken from the person no more than 72 hours before—

(i) in the case of that person travelling to Wales on a commercial transport service, the service’s scheduled time of departure, or

(ii) in any other case, the actual time of departure of the vessel or aircraft on which that person is travelling to Wales.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1A inserted (18.1.2021) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/48), regs. 1(2), 3(6) (with reg. 11)