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

Amendments to regulation 6

7.—(1) Regulation 6 (offences and penalties) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) after sub-paragraph (ab)(1) insert—

“(ac) without reasonable excuse contravenes a requirement in regulation 3C, 3D or paragraph 4 of Schedule 2D,”.

(3) After paragraph (1C)(2) insert—

“(1D) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(ac) reasonable excuses for contravening regulation 3C include, in particular, where—

(a) it is not reasonably practicable for P to undertake a test due to a disability,

(b) P requires medical treatment with such urgency that undertaking a test is not reasonably practicable,

(c) a test is cancelled for reasons beyond P’s control,

(d) P has left England,

(e) P is employed as air crew and is undertaking a rest period for a continuous, uninterrupted and defined period of time, following duty or prior to duty, during which P is free of all duties, standby or reserve (and for these purposes, “duties” “standby” and “reserve” have the meanings given in paragraph ORO.FTL.105 of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 965/2012(3)).”.

(1)

Sub-paragraph (ab) was inserted by S.I. 2021/150.

(2)

Paragraph (1C) was inserted by S.I. 2021/150.

(3)

EUR 2012/965, as amended by S.I. 2019/645 and 1098 and 2020/1116.