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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2021 No. 102

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Made

15th April 2021

Coming into operation

at 4.00 a.m. on 16th April 2021

The Department of Health M1, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25B(1)(a) and (2)(e), (f) and (g) and 25F(2) of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 M2.

Marginal Citations

M1Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)

M21967 c. 36 (N.I.). Part 1A was inserted by section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)

PART 1 N.I.General

Citation and commencementN.I.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into operation at 4.00 am on 16th April 2021.

InterpretationN.I.

2.  In these Regulations—

“child” means a person under the age of 18;

“the common travel area” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 M3 (the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland);

“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),

“coronavirus disease” means COVID-19 (the official designation of the disease which can be caused by coronavirus);

“defaulting passenger” means a passenger who fails, without reasonable excuse—

(a)

to provide evidence of having provided passenger information when requested to do so by an immigration officer in accordance with regulation 4(7) of the International Travel Regulations,

(b)

to produce a valid notification of a negative test result from a qualifying test when requested to do so by an immigration officer in accordance with regulation 6(6) of the International Travel Regulations,

(c)

to provide evidence of possessing a testing package when requested to do so by an immigration officer in accordance with regulation 8(10) of the International Travel Regulations, and

(d)

to provide evidence of possessing a managed isolation package when requested to do so by an immigration officer in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7 to the International Travel Regulations;

“designated port” has the meaning set out in Schedule 7 to the International Travel Regulations;

“immigration officer” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 M4;

“the information requirement” means the requirement in regulation 10(1);

“International Travel Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 M5;

“operator” means the operator of a relevant service;

“port” means any port (including a seaport, airport or heliport) in Northern Ireland;

“passenger” means a person travelling on a conveyance who is not a member of the conveyance's crew;

“Passenger Locator Form” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the International Travel Regulations;

“relevant service” means a commercial transport service carrying passengers to Northern Ireland from outside the common travel area;

“required negative notification” means [F1notification provided through the EU Digital [F2COVID] Certificate or] notification of the result of a test for the detection of coronavirus which satisfies paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the International Travel Regulations;

“the requirement to possess a managed isolation package” means the requirement in Schedule 7 to the International Travel Regulations;

“the requirement to possess a testing package” means the requirement in regulation 8 of the International Travel Regulations;

“the requirement to possess notification of a negative test result” means the requirement in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations;

“the requirement to provide information” means the requirement in regulation 4 of the International Travel Regulations;

“responsible individual” means an individual who has responsibility for a child, within the meaning of regulation 2(2) of the International Travel Regulations.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

M41971 c. 77. Paragraph 1 was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17), and by S.I. 1993/1813

PART 2N.I.Operator liability in respect of arrivals

Requirement to ensure passengers have completed a Passenger Locator FormN.I.

3.—[F3(1) An operator must ensure that a passenger who arrives at a port on a relevant service—

(a)has completed a Passenger Locator Form; and

(b)possesses evidence that they are a person described in a paragraph of Schedule 4 to the [F4International Travel Regulations] (Persons who are exempt), where they have indicated on the Passenger Locator Form that they are such a person.]

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a passenger—

(a)whom the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, reasonably believes is not required to comply with the requirement to provide information,

[F5(aa)who is being lawfully compelled to travel to the United Kingdom in the course of an extradition, prisoner repatriation or deportation;]

(b)who informs the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, that they have a disability which prevents them from completing a Passenger Locator Form, or

(c)who is a child, travelling without a responsible individual.

Textual Amendments

Requirement to ensure passengers possess notification of negative test resultN.I.

4.—(1) An operator must ensure that a passenger who arrives at a port on a relevant service is in possession of a required negative notification.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a passenger—

(a)whom the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, reasonably believes is not required to comply with the requirement to possess notification of a negative test result or has a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with that requirement,

[F6(aa)who is being lawfully compelled to travel to the United Kingdom in the course of an extradition, prisoner repatriation or deportation;]

(b)who is a child, travelling without a responsible individual, or

(c)who is a transit passenger who does not have the right to enter the country or territory from which the relevant service departs.

(3) In this regulation, “transit passenger” means a person who has arrived in the country or territory from which the relevant service departs with the intention of passing through to Northern Ireland without entering that country or territory.

Textual Amendments

[F7Requirement to check vaccination statusN.I.

4A.—(1) An operator must ensure that a passenger [F8who is not a verified eligible arrival, but has indicated on the Passenger Locator Form that they are eligible,] is in possession of the required evidence.

(2) In paragraph (1) “the required evidence” means—

[F9(a)evidence of the description in [F10paragraph [F112(d)], 3(b), [F124(b)] or 6(a)(ii) of Schedule 2B] to the International Travel Regulations, or]

(b)where the passenger is aged under 18 years, evidence of the passenger’s age.

(3) An operator must implement and maintain processes and systems to ensure that the requirement in paragraph (1) is complied with.

(4) An operator must retain records and information of the steps that it has taken to comply with paragraph (3).

(5) An authorised person may request copies of the records and such other information from an operator as is necessary for the authorised person to determine whether the requirements under paragraph (3) have been complied with.

(6) A request under paragraph (5) must specify the period within which the operator must provide the information to the authorised person.

(7) In paragraph (5) “authorised person” means—

(a)in relation to passengers arriving by sea, the Department for Infrastructure;

(b)in relation to passengers arriving by air, the Civil Aviation Authority.

[F13(7A) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)a person is an “eligible arrival” if the person complies with any of paragraphs 2 to 6 of Schedule 2B to the International Travel Regulations;

(b)a “verified eligible arrival” means an eligible arrival whose Passenger Locator Form indicates that their vaccine status is “Vaccine Status: Verified Full/Exempt”.]

F14(8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Textual Amendments

Requirement to ensure passengers possess a testing packageN.I.

5.—(1) An operator must ensure that a passenger who arrives at a port on a relevant service has complied with the requirement to possess a testing package.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a passenger—

(a)whom the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, reasonably believes is not required to comply with the requirement to possess a testing package, or has a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with that requirement,

(b)who informs the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, that they have a disability which prevents them from possessing a testing package,

(c)who is a child, travelling without a responsible individual.

Requirement to ensure passengers possess a managed isolation packageN.I.

6.—(1) An operator must ensure that a passenger who arrives at a port on a relevant service has complied with the requirement to possess a managed isolation package (for example, by possessing a booking reference for a managed isolation package).

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a passenger—

(a)whom the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, reasonably believes is not required to comply with the requirement to possess a managed isolation package, or has a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with that requirement,

(b)who informs the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, that they have a disability which prevents them from possessing a managed isolation package,

(c)who is a child, travelling without a responsible individual.

Requirement to ensure that red list arrivals arrive only at designated portsN.I.

7.—(1) An operator must take all reasonable steps to ensure that no red list arrival arrives on a relevant transport service at a port in Northern Ireland which is not a designated port.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where—

(a)it is necessary for the pilot in command of the aircraft to land the aircraft by means of which the transport service is provided at a place in Northern Ireland other than a designated port to secure—

(i)the safety or security of the aircraft, or

(ii)the safety or security of any person aboard the aircraft,

(b)the aircraft is an air ambulance and it is landing otherwise than at a designated port for the purposes of transporting a person for medical treatment,

(c)the pilot in command of the aircraft is instructed by an authorised person to land the aircraft at a place in Northern Ireland which is not a designated port.

(3) In this regulation—

“authorised person” means—

(a)

a constable,

(b)

the Civil Aviation Authority,

(c)

the Secretary of State, or

(d)

a person authorised by the Civil Aviation Authority or the Secretary of State under the Air Navigation Order 2016 M6,

“operator”, in relation to a transport service provided by means of an aircraft, has the meaning given in article 4 of the Air Navigation Order 2016,

“pilot in command” and “private aircraft” have the meanings given in the Air Navigation Order 2016 (see Schedule 1 to that Order),

“red list arrival” has the meaning given in regulation 3 of the International Travel Regulations,

“relevant transport service”, in relation to an operator, means a transport service provided by or on behalf of that operator,

“transport service” means—

(a)

a relevant service,

(b)

a service (other than a relevant service) which—

(i)

is carrying passengers travelling to Northern Ireland from outside the common travel area (whether for payment or valuable consideration or otherwise) and

(ii)

is provided by means of an aircraft (other than a private aircraft), or

(c)

is a flight which—

(i)

is carrying passengers travelling to Northern Ireland from outside the common travel area (whether for payment or valuable consideration or otherwise), and

(ii)

is provided by means of a private aircraft.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Marginal Citations

OffencesN.I.

8.—(1) An operator who fails to comply with the requirement in—

(a)regulation 3(1),

(b)regulation 4(1),

(c)regulation 5(1),

(d)regulation 6(1), F15...

[F16(da)regulation 4A(1),

(db)regulation 4A(3), or]

(e)regulation 7(1),

commits an offence.

(2) An offence under paragraph (1) is punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £10,000.

[F17(3) In relation to an offence in paragraph (1)(a), it is a defence—

(a)for an operator to show that they recorded a unique passenger reference number for the defaulting passenger, or

(b)for an operator alleged to have failed to ensure that a passenger possesses evidence of eligibility for an exemption claimed in a Passenger Locator Form, to show that the passenger presented a document purporting to be appropriate evidence which the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, could not reasonably have been expected to know was not appropriate evidence,

before that passenger boarded the relevant service.]

[F18(4) In relation to the offence in paragraph (1)(b), it is a defence for an operator to show that—

(a)the relevant passenger presented a document purporting to be a required notification which the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, could not reasonably have been expected to know was not a required notification, or

(b)the relevant passenger undertook a qualifying test on board the vessel on which the relevant passenger arrived in Northern Ireland, the result of that test was positive, and it was not reasonably practicable for the relevant passenger to disembark in a country or territory other than Northern Ireland.]

[F19(4A) In relation to the offence in paragraph (1)(da) it is a defence for the operator to show that a passenger presented a document purporting to be the required evidence which the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, could not reasonably have been expected to know was not the required evidence.

(4B) In relation to the offence in paragraph (1)(db) it is a defence for the operator to show that it was not reasonably practicable to have the processes and systems in place at the relevant time.]

(5) In relation to an offence in paragraph (1)(c) or (d), it is a defence for an operator to show that the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, could not reasonably have been expected to know that—

(a)the defaulting passenger had failed to comply with the requirement to possess a testing package or managed isolation package, or

(b)the information provided by the defaulting passenger in relation to the testing package or managed isolation package was false or incorrect in any respect, or incomplete.

(6) In relation to the offence in paragraph (1)(e), it is a defence for the operator to show that the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, could not have been reasonably expected to know that a passenger was a red list arrival.

(7) In this regulation, “unique passenger reference number” means a reference number which has been provided by or on behalf of the defaulting passenger and which includes the letters “UKVI” followed immediately by an underscore and thirteen alphanumeric characters.

Textual Amendments

Power to use and disclose informationN.I.

9.—(1) This regulation applies to any person (“P”) who holds information described in paragraph (2) relating to a defaulting passenger (“relevant information”).

(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) is—

(a)information provided by, or on behalf of, the defaulting passenger by way of explanation for failing to comply with regulation 4, 6, 8, 10 or 14 of the International Travel Regulations,

(b)information about the steps taken, pursuant to the International Travel Regulations, in relation to the defaulting passenger, including details of any fixed penalty notice issued under those Regulations,

(c)personal details of the defaulting passenger, including their—

(i)name,

(ii)date of birth,

(iii)passport number, or travel document reference number (as appropriate), issue and expiry dates and issuing authority,

(iv)home address,

(v)telephone number,

(vi)email address,

(d)journey details of the defaulting passenger, including—

(i)their time and date of arrival in Northern Ireland,

(ii)the name of the operator of the relevant service on which they arrived or through which their booking was made,

(iii)their coach number,

(iv)the flight number or vessel name,

(v)the departure and arrival locations of the relevant service.

(3) P may only use relevant information where it is necessary for the purpose of carrying out a function under these Regulations.

(4) P may only disclose relevant information to another person (“the recipient”) where it is necessary for the recipient to have the relevant information for the purpose of carrying out a function under these Regulations.

(5) This regulation does not limit the circumstances in which information may otherwise lawfully be disclosed under any other enactment or rule of law.

(6) Nothing in this regulation authorises the use or disclosure of personal data where doing so contravenes the data protection legislation.

(7) For the purposes of this regulation “data protection legislation” and “personal data” have the same meanings as in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

PART 3 N.I.Information to passengers

Requirement to provide information to passengers at certain timesN.I.

10.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, an operator must ensure that a passenger who arrives at a port on a relevant service has been provided with the required information contained in the appropriate Part of the Schedule, in the required manner specified in regulation 11, at each of the times specified in paragraph (2).

(2) The times are—

(a)where prior to departure a booking was made for the passenger to travel on the relevant service, before the booking was made,

(b)where, at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure time of the relevant service, a booking was made for the passenger to travel on it, between 24 and 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure time of that service,

(c)where prior to departure the passenger was checked in to travel on the relevant service, at the time of check-in,

(d)while the passenger was on board the vessel or aircraft.

(3) If another person (A) made the booking on behalf of the passenger (whether or not A is also a passenger on the relevant service), the information requirement is to be treated as complied with, as regards the time set out in paragraph (2)(a), if the required information was provided to A in the required manner before the booking was made, along with a written request that A provide that information to the passenger unless A considers that, by virtue of age or mental capacity, the passenger is unlikely to be capable of understanding it.

(4) If another person (B) made the booking on behalf of the passenger (whether or not B is also a passenger on the relevant service), the information requirement is to be treated as complied with, as regards the time set out in paragraph (2)(b), if the required information was provided to B in the required manner between 24 and 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure time of the relevant service, along with a written request that B provide that information to the passenger unless B considers that, by virtue of age or mental capacity, the passenger is unlikely to be capable of understanding it.

(5) If another person (C) checked in on behalf of the passenger (whether or not C is also a passenger on the relevant service), the information requirement is to be treated as complied with, as regards the time set out in paragraph (2)(c), if the required information was provided to C in the required manner at the time of check-in, along with a written request that C provide that information to the passenger unless C considers that, by virtue of age or mental capacity, the passenger is unlikely to be capable of understanding it.

(6) An operator who fails to comply with the information requirement is guilty of an offence.

(7) An offence under paragraph (6) is punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £10,000.

(8) In relation to the requirement to provide the required information at the time set out in paragraph (2)(a) to (c), it is a defence for the purposes of paragraph (6) if the operator can demonstrate that—

(a)the booking or check-in process was not managed directly by the operator; and

(b)the operator took reasonable steps to ensure that the person managing the process would provide the required information at that time and in the required manner.

(9) If, following the coming into operation of any provision which amends the information required to be provided by regulation 11, an operator provides information to a passenger that would have complied with the information requirement but for the coming into operation of that amending provision, it is a defence for the operator to show that it was not reasonably practicable for the amended information to be provided.

(10) This regulation only applies in respect of a passenger who arrives at a port on a relevant service on a vessel, if the vessel is 24 metres or more in length.

Requirement to provide information to passengers in a certain mannerN.I.

11.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 10(2)(a), the required information—

(a)in the case of online bookings—

(i)must be displayed prominently on an operator's website or mobile application, and

(ii)is the information specified in Part 1 of the Schedule and a hyperlink to each of the relevant websites,

(b)in the case of telephone bookings—

(i)must be provided orally, and

(ii)is the information specified in Part 1 of the Schedule,

(c)in the case of in-person bookings—

(i)must be provided orally or in writing,

(ii)where provided orally, is the information specified in Part 1 of the Schedule,

(iii)where provided in writing, is a written notice which informs passengers of the requirements to provide information, to possess notification of a negative test result, to book, pay for and undertake tests, to self-isolate and to comply with managed isolation in accordance with regulations 4, 6, 8, 10 and 14 of the International Travel Regulations.

(2) For the purposes of regulation 10(2)(b), the required information—

(a)must be provided by text message, push notification, email or orally,

(b)where provided by text message or push notification, is text which—

(i)informs passengers of the requirements to provide information in regulation 4 of the International Travel Regulations and that penalties apply for failure to comply with those requirements,

(ii)includes a hyperlink to https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk,

(iii)if the relevant service is one on which passengers are allocated seat numbers, advises passengers to provide their seat number on the Passenger Locator Form,

(iv)informs passengers of the requirement to possess notification of a negative test result in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations,

(v)informs passengers of the requirement to book, pay for and undertake tests in regulation 8 of the International Travel Regulations,

(c)where provided by email, is the information specified in Part 1 of the Schedule and a hyperlink to each of the relevant websites,

(d)where provided orally, is the information specified in Part 1 of the Schedule.

(3) For the purposes of regulation 10(2)(c)—

(a)in relation to digital check-in, the required information—

(i)must be displayed prominently on an operator's website or mobile application,

(ii)must be provided before a boarding card is issued, and

(iii)is the information specified in Part 1 of the Schedule and a hyperlink to each of the relevant websites,

(b)in relation to in-person check-in, the required information—

(i)must be provided orally or in writing,

(ii)where provided orally, is the information specified in Part 1 of the Schedule,

(iii)where provided in writing, is a written notice which informs passengers of the requirements to provide information, to possess notification of a negative test result, to book, pay for and undertake tests, to self-isolate and to comply with managed isolation in accordance with regulations 4, 6, 8, 10 and 14 of the International Travel Regulations.

(4) For the purposes of regulation 10(2)(d), the required information—

(a)must be provided orally before passengers disembark in Northern Ireland,

(b)must be provided in English and an officially recognised language of the country of departure if English is not such a language, and

(c)is the information specified at Part 2 of the Schedule.

(5) In this regulation “the relevant websites” means—

(a)for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a)(ii)—

(i)https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk, and

(ii)https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control,

(iii)https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-taking-coronavirus-test-travelling-northern-ireland,

(b)for the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (3)(a)(iii)—

(i)https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk,

(ii)https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-countries-and-territories-exemptions,

(iii)https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control, and

(iv)https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-taking-coronavirus-test-travelling-northern-ireland.

PART 4 N.I.Final provisions

Review of need for restrictionsN.I.

12.  The Department of Health must review the need for the requirements imposed by these Regulations as part of the reviews conducted as required by the International Travel Regulations.

Expiry of these RegulationsN.I.

13.—(1) These Regulations expire on 23rd March 2022.

(2) The expiry of these Regulations does not affect the validity of anything done pursuant to these Regulations before they expire.

RevocationsN.I.

14.  The following are revoked—

(a)regulation 1 of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 M7,

(b)The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 M8,

(c)The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 M9,

(d)regulations 1 and 2 and Part 2 of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 M10.

Marginal Citations

M7S.R. 2020 No. 179. Regulation 3 of S.R. 2020 No.179 was revoked by S.R. 2020 No. 215 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2020 No. 179 was revoked by S.R. 2021 No. 99. This revocation revokes the remainder of S.R. 2020 No. 179.

M10S.R. 2021 No. 10. Part 1 of S.R. 2021 No. 10 was revoked by S.R. 2021 No. 99. This revocation revokes the remainder of S.R. 2021 No. 10.

Relationship between these Regulations and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021N.I.

15.  These Regulations have effect, and are deemed to have effect, at the same time as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 15th April 2021.

L.S.

Robin Swann

Minister of Health

Regulations 10(1) and 11

SCHEDULEN.I.

PART 1N.I.

[F20The essential information to be given in accordance with regulation 11(1) to (3) is:

Essential information to enter Northern Ireland from overseas

[F21All persons (including UK nationals and residents) arriving in the UK from outside the CTA must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 2 days of departure to the UK. For further information please visit: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-travelling-northern-ireland-non-red-list-country.]

Fill in your passenger locator form up to 48 hours before arrival. You must declare all countries you have visited or travelled through in the 10 days prior to your arrival on your passenger locator form.

Before departure check the list of red countries https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-travelling-northern-ireland-red-list-country as the list can change regularly.

Red list passengers (including passengers who are fully vaccinated)

F22...

[F231].

Book a managed isolation package https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-travelling-northern-ireland-red-list-country#toc-4

[F242].

Complete a passenger locator form https://nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-travelling-northern-ireland-red-list-country#toc-4

You can only enter if you are a British or Irish National, or you have residence rights in the UK. You must enter through a designated port and isolate in a government approved hotel for 10 days.

Unvaccinated passengers or passengers vaccinated with unauthorised vaccines

F25...

[F261.

Book PCR tests to take on or before day 2 and on or after day 8.]

[F272].

Complete a passenger locator form https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-travelling-northern-ireland-non-red-list-country#toc-8

[F283].

Make plans to self-isolate in private accommodation for 10 full days after arrival (or full duration of stay if less than 10 days).

Fully vaccinated passengers

1.

[F29Book a PCR test to take on or before day 2.]

2.

Complete a passenger locator form.

3.

Self-isolate on arrival and until the result of your day 2 test is known. You may only leave self-isolation if the test is negative.

These measures apply to all persons (including UK nationals and residents) arriving in the UK from outside the common travel area comprising the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. The British Overseas Territories are not in the common travel area. Public health requirements may vary depending upon in which nation of the UK you are staying.

England:https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control

Northern Ireland:https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-advice

Scotland:https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-quarantine

Wales:https://gov.wales/arriving-wales-overseas

It is a legal requirement that you wear a face covering on public transport in Northern Ireland.

Failure to comply with these measures is a criminal offence and you could be fined. There are a limited set of exemptions from these measures. Check the list of exemptions carefully. You may be fined if you fraudulently claim an exemption.]

Textual Amendments

PART 2N.I.Onboard announcement

[F30The required information to be given in accordance with regulation 11(4) is:

Textual Amendments

“The following is a public health message on behalf of the UK’s public health agencies.

If you are fully vaccinated or otherwise meet the eligibility criteria, you may take a PCR test on or before day 2 after you arrive. You must self-isolate on arrival and may only leave self-isolation if the result of the test is negative.

Unvaccinated passengers must self-isolate for 10 days and take a test on day 8 after you arrive.

If you have been in or transited through any countries on the red list within the previous 10 days, you must quarantine in a managed isolation facility for the first 10 days after arrival and also take another test 8 days after arrival.

The symptoms of coronavirus are a new continuous cough, a high temperature or a loss of, or change in, normal sense of taste or smell. If you experience any of these symptoms, however mild, you are advised to make yourself known to the crew.

Please follow the Public Health guidance for the area you are living or travelling in.

Visit gov.uk/coronavirus for more advice."]

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations combine the provisions within the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and Part 2 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 along with subsequent amendments to those Regulations.

Part 2 introduces requirements for persons operating commercial transport services (“operators”) for passengers travelling to Northern Ireland from outside the common travel area to ensure that passengers who arrive in Northern Ireland on such services have completed a Passenger Locator Form (regulation 6(1)) and possess notification of a negative test result (regulation 7(1)). Breach of the requirements is an offence (regulation 8(1)).

Upon completion of the Passenger Locator Form, passengers receive a unique passenger reference number from the Home Office. An operator who has recorded a unique passenger reference number in the format used by the Home Office will have a defence to the offence in regulation 8(1)(a) (regulation 8(3)).

Part 3 requires operators to provide certain information to passengers using their services in travelling to Northern Ireland.

Regulation 10 requires operators to ensure that passengers who arrive in Northern Ireland on such services have been provided with certain public health information in the required manner, on four separate occasions. Breach of this requirement is an offence.

Regulation 11 sets out the detail of what this information must contain.

Part 4 revokes the previous Regulations and provide that these Regulations will automatically expire in March 2022. The Regulations must also be regularly reviewed to ensure they are still needed.

An impact assessment has not been completed prior to making these Regulations due to their urgent nature. However a screening exercise will be conducted before the regulations come into operation.

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