The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2021

Amendments to Schedule 2C

10.—(1) Schedule 2C (mandatory testing after arrival in England) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1(1) (interpretation) in paragraph (d) omit “, subject to paragraph 13,”.

(3) In paragraph 2 (requirement to self-isolate on failure to take mandatory test)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), in the opening words, for “This paragraph” substitute “Sub-paragraph (2)”

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), after “sub-paragraph (3),” insert “unless P is a person of the description in regulation 3AA(1)(b), (c) or (d),”;

(c) after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Sub-paragraph 2B applies where P is a person of the description in regulation 3AA(1)(b), (c) or (d) and P fails to undertake a day 2 test.

(2B) P must self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations as if P had been notified under regulation 2A(1)(a) of those Regulations, on the date that P should have undertaken the day 2 test, that P had tested positive, until the earlier of —

(a) the end of the 14th day after the day P arrived in England; or

(b) the time that P is notified of the result of a test meeting the requirements of a day 2 test save as to the time at which that test is to be undertaken, that P has undertaken.

(2C) Sub-paragraph (2D) applies where P is a person of the description in regulation 3AA(1)(b), (c) or (d) and P fails to undertake a day 8 test.

(2D) P must self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations as if P had been notified under regulation 2A(1)(a) of those Regulations, on the date that P should have undertaken the day 8 test, that P had tested positive, until the earlier of—

(a) the end of the 14th day after the day P arrived in England; or

(b) the time that P is notified of the result of a test meeting the requirements of day 8 test save as to the time at which the test is undertaken, that P has undertaken.

(2E) If the result notified to P of a test of the description in paragraph (2B)(b) or (2D)(b) is a positive result, P must self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations until the end of the 10th day after the day P arrived in England. ”.

(4) In paragraph 4(1)(a) (optional tests), after “arrival” insert “who is required to comply with regulation 4”.

(5) In paragraph 7(1)(d) (day 2 tests: private provider requirements) for the words from “accreditation” to the end substitute “ISO standard 15189 or ISO/IEC standard 17025 in respect of the evaluation of the established molecular detection method and the genomic sequencing of samples”.

(6) In paragraph 10 (required circumstances for undertaking a day 2 test or a day 8 test)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (5)—

(i) after “booked” insert “and payment made”,

(ii) after “reference number”, on the first occasion it appears, insert “in the format specified in sub-paragraph (6)”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (5) insert—

“(6) A test reference number must consist of 12 characters comprising 5 letters followed by 7 digits.”.

(7) In paragraph 11(5) (notification of test results), at the end insert—

“(e) whether the test is a day 2 test or a day 8 test.”.

(8) Omit paragraph 13.