The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Interpretation N.I.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

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

“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),

[F1 “cruise ship” means a vessel, certified to carry more than 200 passengers, engaged on a voyage primarily for leisure or recreation during which passengers stay overnight on board for at least two nights;]

F2 ...

“Department” means the Department of Health,

[F3 “eligible”, in relation to a non-red list arrival, is to be read in accordance with regulation 3A(2),]

[F4 “EU Digital COVID Certificate” means a certificate of COVID-19 records issued by either a member state of the European Union, European Economic Area or the European Free Trade Association, or a European microstate;

“European microstate” means Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, the Sovereign Order of St John, or the Vatican City State.]

“government department” means—

(a)

a United Kingdom Government Department,

(b)

Northern Ireland department,

(c)

a part of the Scottish Administration,

(d)

the Welsh Government,

“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 M1 ,

[F5 “isolation” means, as the context requires—

(a)

self-isolation (see regulations 10 to 13, and Schedule 6 where it applies),

(b)

self-isolation in respect of workforce tests (see Schedule 6A), or

(c)

managed isolation (see regulations 14 and 15, Schedule 7 and Schedule 6 where it applies),]

[F3 “non-eligible”, in relation to a non-red list arrival, is to be read in accordance with regulation 3A(3),]

[F3 “non-red list arrival” and “non-red list country” have the meanings given by regulation 3,]

[F6 “North American Certificate” has the meaning given in Schedule 2B;]

“passenger information” has the meaning given in regulation 4(2) together with Schedule 3,

“Passenger Locator Form” means the form published electronically by the United Kingdom Government, and as may be from time to time amended, for the provision of passenger information, and unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a Passenger Locator Form includes a reference to a Passenger Locator Form completed in accordance with an enactment in Scotland, Wales or England M2 ,

“qualifying test” means a test that is a qualifying test for the purposes of regulation 6 (and see in particular paragraph 1 of Schedule 5).

[F3 “red list arrival” and “red list country” have the meanings given by regulation 3,]

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, an individual has responsibility for a child if the individual—

(a) has custody or charge of the child for the time being, or

(b) has parental responsibility for the child within the meaning of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 M3 .

(3) In these Regulations any reference to infection or contamination is a reference to infection or contamination with coronavirus which presents or could present significant harm to human health.

F7 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (22.9.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/262), regs. 1(2), 3

F2 Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (30.11.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/316), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(a) (with reg. 1(3))

F3 Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (4.10.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/278), regs. 1(2), 3 (with reg. 1(4))

F4 Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (22.11.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/301), regs. 1(2), 3(a) (with reg. 1(3))

F5 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (2.8.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/225), regs. 1(2), 2 (with reg. 11)

F6 Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (22.11.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/301), regs. 1(2), 3(b) (with reg. 1(3))

F7 Reg. 2(4) omitted (30.11.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/316), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(b) (with reg. 1(3))

Marginal Citations

M1 1971 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

M2 The Passenger Locator Form is available on www.gov.uk. No hard copy version is available but, where a person arrives at a place staffed by Immigration Officers, they will be provided with the ability to complete the form electronically on their arrival in Northern Ireland if not completed in advance; assistance will be available for completion of the electronic form if required

M3 S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)