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

Amendment of Schedule 11 E+W

18.—(1) Schedule 11 (additional measures applicable to arrivals from category 3 countries and territories) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)

(i) in paragraph (g)—

(aa) in sub-paragraph (i), at the beginning, insert “ subject to sub-paragraph (2A), ”,

(bb) in sub-paragraph (x) M1 , after “Georgia” insert “ , Montenegro ”,

(ii) omit paragraph (m) M2 ;

(b) after sub-paragraph (2), insert—

“(2A) Notwithstanding paragraph 2(1), this Schedule applies to a person (“P”) who—

(a) is a person described in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 4, where the relevant international event referred to in that paragraph is the COP, and

(b) is not—

(i) a person invited by Her Majesty's Government to attend both the COP World Leaders summit event and the COP, or

(ii) a person described in Schedule 4A.

(2B) Where sub-paragraph (2A) applies, and P also satisfies—

(a) the requirements in regulation 2A(3), (4), (4A), (5), or (6), or

(b) the requirements in sub-paragraphs (2C) and (2D),

this Schedule applies to P as if, in paragraph 10(a), the reference to “10 days” were a reference to “5 days”.

(2C) P satisfies the requirements in this sub-paragraph if—

(a) P has completed a course of doses of an authorised vaccine, and P received the final dose before the start of the period beginning with the 9th day before the date of P's arrival in the United Kingdom,

(b) P has participated, or is participating, in a clinical trial regulated by the relevant regulator in the country where the trial is carried out of a vaccine for vaccination against coronavirus, or

(c) P is under the age of 18 when P enters the United Kingdom for the purposes of attending or facilitating the COP.

(2D) P satisfies the requirements in this sub-paragraph if P has declared on the Passenger Locator Form that P meets the applicable requirement in sub-paragraph (2C).

(2E) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2C)—

(a) P has completed a course of doses of an authorised vaccine if P has received the complete course of doses of the authorised vaccine as specified in the manufacturer's guidance for that vaccine;

(b) “authorised vaccine” means a vaccine against coronavirus authorised, in relation to doses received in another country, for supply in that country—

(i) following evaluation by the relevant regulator for that country, or

(ii) otherwise by the government of that country, or pursuant to its authority;

(c) in paragraph (b), “another country” means a country other than the United Kingdom or a country which is a relevant country for the purposes of regulation 2A.”.

(3) In paragraph 4, after sub-paragraph (fa) M3 insert—

“(fb) Newcastle International Airport;”.

(4) In paragraph 16, after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) if no person has responsibility for P when P is travelling to England—

(i) a responsible adult must be nominated before P arrives in England, to have responsibility for P during P's period of self-isolation in accordance with this Schedule,

(ii) P must on their arrival in England be in possession of a booking for the responsible adult nominated under paragraph (i) for a place in accommodation with P, and

(iii) the responsible adult must reside in the place where P is residing in accordance with paragraph 17;”.

(5) In paragraph 18—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3)(a) for “2020” substitute “ 2021 ”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) P is also a relevant person if—

(a) P is a child on the day P arrives in England;

(b) P travels to the UK for the purposes of receiving education at a further education institution or higher education provider in England or Wales at which education and accommodation is due to be provided for P;

(c) P is not accompanied into the UK by an individual who has responsibility for P; and

(d) the Secretary of State has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.”.

(c) in sub-paragraph (7), at the end insert—

“(d) “further education institution” means an institution within the further education sector within the meaning of section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 M4 ;

(e) “higher education provider” has the meaning in section 83(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 M5 .”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 18(1)(2)(4) in force at 30.8.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

I2 Reg. 18(3) in force at 1.10.2021, see reg. 1(5)

Marginal Citations

M1 Sub-paragraph (x) was amended by S.I. 2021/923.

M2 Paragraph 2(1)(m) was inserted by S.I. 2021/731.

M3 Sub-paragraph (fa) was inserted by S.I. 2021/670.

M4 1992 c. 13; amended by paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 8 to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22).

M5 2017 c. 29.