The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Restrictions) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021

Amendments to the Restrictions Regulations E+W

8.—(1) The Restrictions Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 11A, for the heading substitute—

“Requirement to isolate: specific provision for people who are in Wales on 9 January 2021 and who have been in certain countries in the previous 10 days”.

(3) After regulation 11A insert—

“Requirement to isolate: specific provision for people who are in Wales on 15 January 2021 and who have been in certain countries in the previous 10 days

11AA.— (1) This regulation applies where a person (“P”)—

(a) is in Wales at 4.00 a.m. on 15 January 2021,

(b) has arrived in Wales within the period of 10 days ending immediately before 4.00 a.m. on 15 January 2021, and

(c) has been in a listed country within that period.

(2) Unless regulation 11B applies, P, and any person living in the same household with P, may not leave or be outside the place where they are living until the end of the period of 10 days beginning with the day on which P was last in a listed country.

(3) If requested by a contract tracer, P must notify the contract tracer—

(a) of the name of each person living at the place P is living, and

(b) of the address of that place.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, the following are listed countries—

(a) Argentina;

(b) Brazil;

(c) Bolivia;

(d) Chile;

(e) Colombia;

(f) Ecuador;

(g) French Guiana;

(h) Guyana;

(i) Paraguay;

(j) Peru;

(k) Portugal;

(l) Republic of Cabo Verde;

(m) Republic of Panama;

(n) Suriname;

(o) Uruguay;

(p) Venezuela.

(5) This regulation does not apply where P—

(a) is a road haulage worker (within the meaning given in paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020),

(b) has been in Portugal within the period of 10 days ending immediately before 4.00 a.m. on 15 January 2021, and

(c) has not, during that period, been in any other listed country.”

(4) In regulation 11B(1), after “11A(2)” insert “or 11AA(2)”.

(5) In regulation 12, for “or 11A(2)” substitute “, 11A(2) or 11AA(2)”.

(6) In regulation 14(2)(aa), after “11A(2)” insert “or 11AA(2)”.

(7) In regulation 22(4)(a), for “or 11A(2)” substitute “, 11A(2) or 11AA(2)”.

(8) In regulation 30, for “or 11A(2)” substitute “, 11A(2) or 11AA(2)”.

(9) In regulation 40—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), after “11A(2)” insert “, 11AA(2)”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “or 11A(3)” substitute “, 11A(3) or 11AA(3)”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(a), for “or 11A(3)” substitute “, 11A(3) or 11AA(3)”.

(10) In paragraph 48 of Schedule 4, in the Welsh language text, for “a chartrefi arddangos” substitute “a swyddfeydd gwerthiant datblygwyr”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 8 in force at 15.1.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)