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

Amendment to regulation 4

6.—(1) Regulation 4 (requirement to self-isolate) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “(c) or (e)” substitute “(c), (e) or (f)”;

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (c) omit “or”;

(c) at the end of sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“, or

(f) where P is a person described in paragraph 6(2)(c)(i) of Schedule 2 (driver of a goods vehicle)—

(i) in the goods vehicle while undertaking the work described in that paragraph,

(ii) in the goods vehicle while not undertaking the work described in that paragraph if P is travelling alone in a goods vehicle with a compartment behind the driver’s seat intended to be used for sleeping (“a sleeper cab”), subject to paragraph (iii)(bb),

(iii) in a hotel, hostel or bed and breakfast accommodation while not undertaking the work described in that paragraph—

(aa) if P is travelling in a goods vehicle without a sleeper cab, or

(bb) if self-isolating in a goods vehicle would contravene Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport(1),

(iv) in the goods vehicle or a hotel, hostel or bed and breakfast accommodation while not undertaking the work described in that paragraph if P is travelling with another person in a goods vehicle with a sleeper cab”.

(3) In paragraph (9)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(bza) to undertake a workforce test required by regulation 3C,”;

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (f) omit “or”;

(c) at the end of sub-paragraph (h) insert—

“,

(i) if self-isolating in a goods vehicle by virtue of paragraph (3)(f)—

(i) for sanitary reasons,

(ii) to take exercise outside,

(iii) where required or permitted by that paragraph, to move to a different place for self-isolation,

(iv) to inspect the vehicle or its load or to carry out any other task required for the safe and continued operation of the vehicle, including refuelling, and

(v) for any other reason or purpose specified in this paragraph”.

(4) In paragraph (13)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (d), for “6,” substitute “6(2)(c)(ii),”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“(ea) in paragraph 6(2)(c)(i) of Schedule 2 (driver of a goods vehicle) and is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, P is only required to comply with this regulation while undertaking the work described in that paragraph,”.

(1)

EUR 2006/561, as amended by S.I. 2019/453 and 2021/135 and 1658.