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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 169

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

Made

7th June 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

at 9.00 a.m. on 8th June 2020

Coming into force

8th June 2020

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 94(1)(b)(i) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 M1, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 122(6) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consider that these regulations need to be made urgently, without a draft having been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Marginal Citations

PART 1SGeneral

Citation and commencementS

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 8 June 2020.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

InterpretationS

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

[F1“acute risk country or territory” means a country or territory, or part of a country or territory, specified in schedule A2]

“child” means a person under the age of [F218],

“common travel area” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 M2,

“constable” has the meaning given by section 99(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 M3,

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

[F3“coronavirus disease” means COVID-19 (the official designation of the disease which can be caused by coronavirus),

“exempt country or territory” means a country or territory [F4, or part of a country or territory,] specified in schedule A1 and “non-exempt country or territory” means any other country or territory [F5, or part of a country or territory,] outside the common travel area,]

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

“information offence” means an offence under regulation 5(1) or (2) or an offence under regulation 9(4) where the person is believed to have intentionally obstructed an immigration officer carrying out a function in relation to Part 2,

“passenger information” means the information specified in schedule 1, F6...

“Passenger Locator Form” means the electronic form published by the Secretary of State for the provision of passenger information M5.

[F7“qualifying test” means a test that is a qualifying test for the purposes of regulation 5A,]

[F8“specified competition” means a competition listed in [F9schedule 3A],]

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

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

(b)parental responsibilities or parental rights in relation to the child (see sections 1(3) and 2(4) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995) M6.

[F10(3) For the purposes of these Regulations a person (“P”) is not treated as departing from or transiting through a country or territory [F11, or part of a country or territory, if, at all times whilst in that country, territory or part thereof]—

(a)P remains on a conveyance on which no other person is permitted to be taken on board, or

(b)P is kept separated from passengers who did not arrive on the same conveyance as P, and no such passengers are permitted to be taken on board the conveyance on which P leaves that [F12country, territory or part thereof].]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M21971 c.77. Section 1(3) provides that the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and the Republic of Ireland are collectively referred to in that Act as “the common travel area”.

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

M5The 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 Scotland if not completed in advance; assistance will be available for completion of the electronic form if required.

M61995 c.36. Section 1 was amended by paragraph 48 of schedule 6(2) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c.22). Section 2 was amended by paragraph 49 of schedule 6(2) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.

PART 2SRequirement to provide information

3.—(1) This regulation applies where a person (“P”) arrives in Scotland—

(a)from outside the common travel area, or

(b)from within the common travel area, if P has been outside the common travel area at any time in the period beginning with the [F1310th day] before P's arrival into Scotland.

(2) P must provide to the Secretary of State—

(a)P's passenger information, and

(b)where P is accompanied by any child for whom P has responsibility, passenger information pertaining to that child.

(3) The requirement in paragraph (2) can be complied with—

(a)by P prior to P's arrival into Scotland submitting electronically to the Secretary of State a Passenger Locator Form containing—

(i)P's passenger information, and

(ii)where P is accompanied by any child for whom P has responsibility, passenger information pertaining to that child,

(b)where P has arrived in Scotland from England, Wales or Northern Ireland by P prior to P's arrival into England, Wales or Northern Ireland having submitted electronically to the Secretary of State a Passenger Locator Form containing—

(i)P's passenger information, and

(ii)where P is accompanied by any child for whom P has responsibility, passenger information pertaining to that child, or

(c)by P as soon as reasonably practicable upon arriving in Scotland submitting electronically, using a facility provided by the Secretary of State for this purpose, a Passenger Locator Form, containing—

(i)P's passenger information, and

(ii)where P is accompanied by any child for whom P has responsibility, passenger information pertaining to that child.

(4) [F14Subject to paragraph (7)] P is not required to comply with the requirement in paragraph (2) where P is—

(a)a child and the child's passenger information has been provided under paragraph (3)(a)(ii), (b)(ii) or (c)(ii) by another person,

(b)a person described in described in [F15regulation 7(a)], F16...

(c)a person described in any of paragraphs 1 to 4 of schedule 2.

[F17(d)a person described in any of paragraphs 4A to 4F of schedule 2 who meets the condition in paragraph 4G of that schedule, or

(e)a person described in paragraph 13 of schedule 2.]

(5) A person who has provided passenger information in accordance with paragraph (3)(a) or (b) must provide evidence that they have done so if requested by an immigration officer.

(6) Nothing in this regulation requires P to provide passenger information if the information is not within P's knowledge or possession or under P's control.

[F18(7) Paragraphs (4)(c), (d) and (e) do not apply to a person who has departed from, or transited through, [F19an acute risk country or territory].]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Requirement to update passenger informationS

4.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where—

(a)P is required to comply with the requirement in regulation 6(2), and

(b)prior to the expiry of the period referred to in regulation 6(2)(a),

(i)the passenger information provided by P in accordance with regulation 3 is no longer accurate, or

(ii)passenger information relating to P or a child accompanying P comes within P's knowledge or possession or under P's control.

(2) P must, as soon as reasonably practicable, take all reasonable steps to provide the updated passenger information to the Secretary of State using the Passenger Locator Form.

(3) Nothing in this regulation requires P to provide passenger information if the information is not within P's knowledge or control.

Commencement Information

I4Reg. 4 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Passenger information: offences and penaltiesS

5.—(1) A person who contravenes the requirement in regulation 3 or 4(2) commits an offence.

(2) It is an offence for P to provide false or misleading information for the purposes of regulation 3 or 4, where P—

(a)knows that the information is false or misleading, or

(b)is reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading.

(3) It is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under paragraph (1) or (2) to show that the person, in the circumstances, had a reasonable excuse.

(4) A person who commits an offence under this regulation is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Commencement Information

I5Reg. 5 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[F20PART 2ASPre-Departure Testing

Textual Amendments

Requirement to possess notification of negative test resultS

5A.—(1) A person who arrives in Scotland having begun their journey outside the common travel area must possess on arrival valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test taken by that person.

(2) A person [F21described in paragraph (1)] who is travelling with a child aged 11 or over and for whom they have responsibility must, on their arrival in Scotland, possess valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test taken by that child.

(3) A person who possesses valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test must produce that notification, physically or digitally, if requested to do so by a constable or an immigration officer.

(4) The following are not required to comply with this regulation—

(a)a person who is a child (without prejudice to paragraph (2)),

(b)a person described in paragraph 2, 3, 4, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 7, 12, or 30 of schedule 2,

(c)a person described in paragraph 4(1) of schedule 2A.

(5) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)a test is a qualifying test if it complies with paragraph 1 of schedule 2A,

(b)a notification of a negative result is valid if it includes the information specified in paragraph 2 of schedule 2A.

Textual Amendments

Pre-Departure testing: offences and penaltiesS

5B.—(1) A person who contravenes a requirement in regulation 5A commits an offence.

(2) It is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under paragraph (1) to show that the person, in the circumstances, had a reasonable excuse.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), reasonable excuses include, in particular where—

(a)a person was medically unfit to provide a sample for a qualifying test and possessed a document, in English or accompanied by a certified English translation, signed by a medical practitioner entitled to practise in the country or territory in which that practitioner was based, to that effect,

(b)it was not reasonably practicable for a person to obtain a qualifying test due to a disability,

(c)a person required medical treatment with such urgency that obtaining a qualifying test was not reasonably practicable,

(d)a person contracted coronavirus and required emergency medical treatment,

(e)a person was accompanying, in order to provide support, whether medical or otherwise, a person described in sub-paragraph (c) or (d) where it was not reasonably practicable for the accompanying person to obtain a qualifying test,

(f)a person began their journey to Scotland in a country or territory in which a qualifying test was not available to the public, with or without payment, or in which it was not reasonably practicable for a person to obtain a qualifying test due to a lack of reasonable access to a qualifying test or testing facility and it was not reasonably practicable for them to obtain a qualifying test in their last point of departure if this was different to where they began their journey,

(g)the time it has taken a person to travel from the country or territory where they began their journey to the country or territory of their last point of departure prior to arriving in Scotland meant that it was not reasonably practicable for them to meet the requirement in paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 2A, and it was not reasonably practicable for them to obtain a qualifying test in their last point of departure.

(4) A person does not commit an offence where they contravene a requirement in regulation 5A if they reasonably believed at the time of the contravention that the notification of a negative result was valid and from a qualifying test.

(5) A person who commits an offence under this regulation is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.]

PART 3S

Requirement for travellers [F22or others] to stay in specified premisesS

6.—(1) [F23Paragraph (2) applies] where a person (“P”)—

(a)arrives in Scotland from [F24a non-exempt country or territory], or

(b)arrives in Scotland from elsewhere within the common travel area [F25or from an exempt country or territory], and has within the preceding [F2610 days] [F27departed from or transited through a non-exempt country or territory].

[F28(1ZA) Paragraph (2) also applies to a person who—

(a)is not otherwise required to comply with that requirement (by virtue of regulation 6(1) or regulation 7), and

(b)either—

(i)contravenes a requirement in regulation 5A(1), or

(ii)is a child in respect of whom the person responsible contravenes a requirement in regulation 5A(2).]

[F29(1A) Paragraph (2A) applies where a person (“D”) is residing at an address where P is required to stay in accordance with paragraph (2) because P has arrived in Scotland having departed from, or transited through, [F30a non-exempt country or territory which is an acute risk country or territory].]

(2) P must, on their arrival in Scotland, travel without undue delay to specified premises in Scotland and, except to the extent that a defence would be available under regulation 9(6), must not leave those premises until whichever is the earlier of—

(a)the end of the [F31tenth day] after the day on which they [F32last departed from or transited through a non-exempt country or territory], or

(b)their departure from Scotland.

[F33(2A) D must not leave the place where they are residing with P except to the extent that a defence would be available under regulation 9(6) until the end of the period during which, according to paragraph (2), P is required to remain in that place.]

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, the “specified premises” are—

(a)unless paragraph (b) or (c) applies—

(i)an address specified in P's Passenger Locator Form [F34in accordance with paragraph 2(a) of schedule 1,] as required by regulation 3, where P has completed a Passenger Locator Form,

(ii)an address specified as the place they intend to stay for the duration of the period specified in paragraph (2) where P has completed a form equivalent to a Passenger Locator Form pursuant to an enactment in England, Wales or Northern Ireland,

(iii)the premises at which they intend to stay for such part of the period specified in paragraph (2) as will apply while in Scotland where P is a person described in paragraph (1)(b) who has not completed a Passenger Locator Form or equivalent form as described in head (ii),

(iv)the premises at which they intend to stay for such part of the period specified in paragraph (2) as will apply while in Scotland, where P is a person described in paragraph 1 of schedule 2 (other than one described in [F35regulation 7(c)]), or

(v)where it is not possible for P to stay at a place in accordance with paragraph (i) to (iv), in accommodation facilitated by the Secretary of State for P for the purposes of paragraph (2),

(b)where P is an asylum seeker, in accommodation provided or arranged under section 4, 95 or 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 M7, or

(c)where P is a person described in paragraph 9(1) of schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016 M8 (powers of Secretary of State to enable person to meet bail conditions), in accommodation provided or arranged under that paragraph.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, where the specified premises are residential premises those premises include any garden, yard, passage, stair, garage, outhouse or other appurtenance of such premises.

(5) Where P is a person described in [F36paragraph 37] of schedule 2, paragraph (3)(a)(i) applies with the modification that the address at which P intends to stay for the purposes of regulation 6(2) must be the named farm (within the meaning of [F36paragraph 37] of schedule 2).

F37(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(7) If P is a child, any person who has responsibility for the child must ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the child complies with this regulation.

(8) Nothing in this regulation affects the operation of any requirement or restriction on P by virtue of schedule 21 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 M9 (powers relating to potentially infectious persons) or by virtue of an order made under Part 4 of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 M10.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Commencement Information

I6Reg. 6 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M71999 c.33. Section 4 was amended by section 49 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c.41), by section 10(1) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19), by section 43(7) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (c.13), and by paragraph 1 of schedule 11 of the Immigration Act 2016 (c.19). Section 95 was amended by section 50(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and by paragraph 29 of schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016.

Persons not required to comply with regulation 6S

7.—[F38(1)] [F39Subject to regulation 6(1ZA) and paragraph (2) of this regulation] the following persons are not required to comply with the [F40requirement in regulation 6(2)]—

(a)any person described in regulation 6(1)(b) who—

(i)has arrived from England, and

(ii)is in Scotland, temporarily, for a reason specified in regulation 9(6),

(b)any person who has arrived F41... in Scotland in order to travel immediately onwards to—

(i)another part of the United Kingdom, or

(ii)elsewhere outside of the United Kingdom,

(c)any person described in paragraph 1(1)(a) to (k) of schedule 2 who meets the conditions set out in paragraph 1(2) of that schedule, F42... F43...

[F44(ca)any person described in paragraph 37 of schedule 2 where that person is required to work in fields or other property under the control of the farming enterprise, but only to the extent specified in that paragraph, F45...]

[F46(cba)any person described in paragraph 38A of schedule 2, but only to the extent specified in that paragraph,]

[F47(cb)any international elite sportsperson described in paragraph 38 of schedule 2 but only to the extent specified in paragraph 38(4)(a) or any international ancillary sportsperson described in paragraph 38 of that schedule but only to the extent specified in paragraph 38(4)(b),

(cc)any person described in [F48paragraph 41] of schedule 2 but only to the extent specified in [F49that paragraph], or]

(d)any person described in any other paragraph of schedule 2 [F50(including any person who is a domestic elite sportsperson, [F51a domestic ancillary sportsperson or a multinational ancillary sportsperson] within the meaning of paragraph 38 of that schedule)].

[F52(2) Paragraph (1)(c), (ca), (cba), (cb), (cc) and (d) do not apply to a person who has, at any time in the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of their arrival in Scotland, departed from, or transited through, [F53an acute risk country or territory].]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I7Reg. 7 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

PART 4SEnforcement of Part 3

Enforcement of requirement in [F54regulation 6] S

8.—(1) Where a constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person (“P”) has contravened the requirement in regulation 6(2) [F55or 6(2A)] the constable may—

(a)direct P to return to the place where P is staying in accordance with regulation 6(2) [F55or 6(2A)],

(b)remove P to the place where P is staying in accordance with regulation 6(2) [F55or 6(2A)], or

(c)where it is not practicable or appropriate in the circumstances to take the action in sub-paragraph (a) or (b), remove P to a hotel or other accommodation facilitated by the Secretary of State.

(2) Paragraph (1)(b) and (c) do not apply where P is a person described in paragraph 1 of schedule 2.

(3) A constable exercising the power in paragraph (1) may use reasonable force, if necessary, in doing so.

(4) Where a child is outside of the place where they are staying in accordance with regulation 6(2) [F56or 6(2A)] and is accompanied by an individual who has responsibility for the child (“A”)—

(a)a constable may direct A to take the child to the place where the child is staying in accordance with regulation 6(2) [F56or 6(2A)], and

(b)A must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure that the child complies with any direction or instruction given by a constable to the child.

(5) Where a constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a child has repeatedly contravened the requirement in regulation 6(2) [F57or 6(2A)], the constable may direct any individual who has responsibility for the child to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the child complies with that requirement.

(6) A constable may only exercise a power in paragraph (1), (4), or (5) if the constable considers that it is a necessary and proportionate means of ensuring compliance with the requirement in regulation 6(2) [F58or 6(2A)].

(7) A constable exercising a power under paragraph (1), (4) or (5) may give to P or A any direction or instruction the constable considers necessary and proportionate.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I8Reg. 8 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Offences and penalties - Parts 3 and 4S

9.—(1) It is an offence to contravene a requirement in—

(a)regulation 6(2) [F59or 6(2A)], or

(b)regulation 6(7).

(2) It is an offence to contravene a requirement in or imposed under regulation 8.

(3) It is an offence for P to provide false or misleading information for the purposes of Part 3 or 4 where P—

(a)knows that the information is false or misleading, or

(b)is reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading.

(4) A person who deliberately obstructs any person carrying out a function under these Regulations commits an offence

(5) It is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under paragraph (1)(b), (2) (3) or (4) to show that the person, in the circumstances, had a reasonable excuse.

(6) It is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under paragraph (1)(a) for the person to show that they are outside of the place where they are staying in accordance with regulation 6(2) [F60or 6(2A)] for one of the following reasons—

(a)to travel in order to leave Scotland, provided that they do so directly,

(b)to obtain basic necessities, including food and medical supplies for those in the same household (including any pets or animals in the household),

[F61(c)to seek medical assistance, including to access any of the following services—

(i)dental services, opticians, audiology services, chiropody services, chiropractors, osteopaths and other medical or health services, including services relating to mental health,

(ii)veterinary surgeons and pet shops,]

(d)on compassionate grounds, to attend a funeral of—

(i)a member of the person's household,

(ii)a close family member, or

(iii)if no-one within sub-paragraphs (i) or (ii) is attending, a friend

[F62(da)on compassionate grounds, for reasons related to the end of a person’s life,]

(e)to fulfil a legal obligation, including attending court or satisfying bail conditions, or to participate in legal proceedings,

(f)to access public services (including social services or victims' services) where—

(i)access to the service is critical to P's well-being, and

(ii)the service cannot be provided if P remains at the premises,

(g)to avoid injury, illness or to escape a risk of harm, or

(h)to move to a different place for the purposes of regulation 6(2) [F63or 6(2A)] where—

(i)a legal obligation requires P to change the premises at which P resides for the purposes of regulation 6(2), or

(ii)P is otherwise unable to remain at the premises at which P is residing for the purpose regulation 6(2).

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I9Reg. 9 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Penalties for offences under regulation 9S

10.  A person who commits an offence under regulation 9 is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Commencement Information

I10Reg. 10 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[F64PART 4ASFixed Penalty Notices]

Textual Amendments

Fixed penalty noticesS

11.—(1) A constable may issue a fixed penalty notice to anyone that the constable has reasonable grounds to believe—

(a)has committed an offence under these Regulations, and

(b)is aged 18 or over.

(2) Subject to regulation 12(3) an immigration officer may issue a fixed penalty notice to anyone that the immigration officer has reasonable grounds to believe—

[F65(a)has committed—

(i)an information offence,

(ii)an offence under regulation 5B(1) or

(iii)an offence under regulation 9(4), and]

(b)is aged 18 or over.

(3) A fixed penalty notice is a notice offering the person to whom it is issued the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for the offence by payment of a fixed penalty in accordance with these Regulations.

(4) For the purposes of these Regulations—

(a)the form of a fixed penalty notice,

(b)the effect of a fixed penalty notice, and

(c)the procedure that applies to a fixed penalty notice,

are the same as those that apply to a fixed penalty notice given under section 129(1) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 M11, as provided for in sections 129 to 134 of that Act, and section 226B and 226I of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 M12 subject to the modification in paragraph (5).

(5) The modifications are—

(a)section 129(1) is to be disregarded,

(b)the definitions of “fixed penalty notice” in sections 129(2) and 134 are to be construed as a reference to a notice under paragraph (1),

(c)the definition of “prescribed area” in section 129(2) is to be disregarded,

(d)section 130(1), (2) and (3)(f) is to be disregarded,

(e)the references to “section 129” in section 131(1) and section 133(1) are to be construed as references to this regulation,

(f)the reference in section 131(5) to “in accordance with this Part” is to be construed as a reference to these Regulations and the reference to “a sum equal to one and a half times” is to be disregarded,

(g)the definition of “fixed penalty offence” in section 134 is to be construed as though it referred to an offence of the type referred to in paragraph (1)(a),

(h)the reference to “by virtue of section 131(5) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004” in section 226B(5)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is to be construed as a reference to that section as modified by this paragraph, and

(i)the reference to “a fixed penalty notice given under section 129 (fixed penalty notices) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004” is to be construed as a reference to that section as modified by this paragraph.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I11Reg. 11 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M112004 asp 8. Sections 130, 131, 132 were amended by para 32(b) of schedule 1 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6). Section 132 was amended by para 32(c) of schedule 1 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6).

M121995 c. 46. Sections 226B and 226I were inserted by the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 asp 6 (Scottish Act) Pt 3 s.55. Sections 226B and 226I have been amended by none is relevant.

Fixed penalty notices – penalty amountsS

12.—(1) The penalty payable in respect of a fixed penalty notice issued in respect of an information offence, subject to paragraph (2), is £60.

(2) Unless paragraph (3) applies, if £30 is paid before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of the fixed penalty notice, then that is the amount of the fixed penalty (and the fixed penalty notice must make known the effect of this paragraph).

(3) If the person to whom a fixed penalty notice in respect of an information offence is given has already received a fixed penalty notice under these Regulations—

(a)paragraph (1) does not apply, and

(b)the penalty payable in the case of—

(i)the second fixed penalty notice received is £120,

(ii)the third and subsequent fixed penalty notice received is double the amount specified in the last fixed penalty notice received by that person, to a maximum of £480.

(4) The penalty payable is £480 in respect of a fixed penalty notice issued in respect of an offence under—

[F66(za)regulation 5B(1),]

(a)regulation 9(1), F67...

[F68(b)regulation 9(2),

(c)regulation 9(3), or

(d)regulation 9(4) where the person is believed to have intentionally obstructed any person carrying out a function in relation to [F69Part 2A or] Part 4.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I12Reg. 12 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

PART 5SInformation sharing

Power to use and disclose informationS

13.—(1) This regulation applies to a person in Scotland (“P”) who holds relevant information, including where P holds that information as a result of disclosure made in accordance with paragraph (4).

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, “relevant information” is—

(a)information provided in accordance with regulation 3, or

(b)passenger information from elsewhere in the UK.

(3) P may only use the relevant information where it is necessary for the purpose of—

(a)carrying out a function under these Regulations,

(b)preventing danger to public health as a result of the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus,

(c)monitoring the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus or the incidence of coronavirus disease,

(d)giving effect to any international agreement or arrangement relating to the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus or the incidence of coronavirus disease, or

(e)for a purpose connected with, or otherwise incidental to a purpose described in sub-paragraph (a) to (d).

(4) Subject to paragraph (6), P may only disclose relevant information to another person (the “recipient”) where it is necessary for the recipient to have the information—

(a)for the purpose of carrying out a function of the recipient under—

(i)these Regulations, or

(ii)regulations made as respects England, Wales or Northern Ireland (as the case may be) that is equivalent to provision made under these Regulations,

(b)for the purpose of—

(i)preventing danger to public health as a result of the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus,

(ii)monitoring the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus or the incidence of coronavirus disease,

(iii)giving effect to any international agreement or arrangement relating to the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus or the incidence of coronavirus disease, or

(c)a purpose connected with, or otherwise incidental to, a purpose described in paragraph (a) or (b).

(5) Subject to paragraph (7), disclosure which is authorised by this regulation does not breach an obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure.

(6) Despite paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), this regulation does not limit the circumstances in which information may otherwise lawfully be disclosed under any other enactment or rule of law.

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

(8) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)“data protection legislation” and “personal data” have the same meanings as in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 M13, and

(b)“passenger information from elsewhere in the UK” means information provided to a person in accordance with provision in regulations made as respects England, Wales or Northern Ireland (as the case may be) that is equivalent to provision made under these Regulations.

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I13Reg. 13 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

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PART 6SReview and expiry of Regulations

Review of need for restrictionsS

14.  The Scottish Ministers must review the need for the requirements imposed by these Regulations at least once every [F7028 days], with the first review being carried out by 29 June 2020.

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Commencement Information

I14Reg. 14 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Expiry of RegulationsS

15.—(1) These Regulations expire at the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which they come into force.

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

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I15Reg. 15 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

JEANE FREEMAN

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

Regulation 2(6)

[F71SCHEDULE A1S

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PART 1S[F72Countries, territories, or parts of countries or territories]

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PART 2SUnited Kingdom Overseas Territories

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Regulation 2

[F75SCHEDULE A2SAcute risk countries, territories or parts thereof

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Angola

[F76Argentina]

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[F76Bolivia]

Botswana

[F77Brazil]

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[F78Burundi]

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[F77Cape Verde]

[F77Chile]

[F77Colombia]

[F79Democratic Republic of the Congo]

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[F77Ecuador]

Eswatini

[F80Falkland Islands]

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[F80French Guiana]

[F80Guyana]

Lesotho

Malawi

Mauritius

Mozambique

Namibia

[F81Panama]

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[F81Paraguay]

[F81Peru]

[F81Portugal]

[F82Rwanda]

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Seychelles

South Africa

[F83Suriname]

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[F84Tanzania]

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[F85The United Arab Emirates]

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[F83Uruguay]

[F83Venezuela]

Zambia

Zimbabwe]

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1SPassenger information

1.  Personal details of the passenger—S

(a)their full name,

(b)their sex,

(c)their date of birth,

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

(e)their telephone number (including national dialling code, country and city code, if applicable),

(f)their home address, and

(g)their email address.

Commencement Information

I16Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

2.  Journey details of the passenger—S

[F86(a)the address where—

(i)in the case of a person who is required to comply with regulation 6(2), they intend to stay in accordance with that regulation, or

(ii)in the case of any other person, they intend to stay during the period of [F8710 days] beginning on the day after the date of their arrival in Scotland,]

(b)the date, or planned date, as appropriate of their arrival at an address specified in sub-paragraph (a),

(c)the operator they are travelling with or through which their booking was made,

F88(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)the flight number, train number, or ticket number (as appropriate),

[F89(ea)the seat number (including the coach number, where appropriate)]

F90(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(g)the location at which they will arrive in the United Kingdom,

(h)the country [F91or territory] they are travelling from,

[F92(hza)the part of that country or territory they are travelling from, if that part—

(i)is specified in schedule A1, or

(ii)is, where the country or territory itself is specified in that schedule, expressly excluded in relation to that country or territory,]

[F93(ha)any other country or territory they have departed from or transited through in the period beginning with the [F9410th day] before the date of their arrival in Scotland and in any such case, the dates of departing from or transiting through any such country or territory,]

[F95(hb)any part of that other country or territory which they have departed from or transited through during that period, including the dates of departure or transit, if that part—

(i)is specified in schedule A1, or

(ii)is, where the country or territory itself is specified in that schedule, expressly excluded in relation to that country or territory,]

(i)the date and time, or planned date and time, as appropriate, of their arrival in the United Kingdom, and

(j)whether they are connecting through the United Kingdom to a destination outside the United Kingdom and, if so—

(i)the location at which they will depart from in the United Kingdom,

(ii)their final destination country [F96or territory],

(iii)the operator they are travelling with or through which their booking was made for their onward journey,

(iv)the travel booking reference for their onward journey, and

(v)the flight number, train number, or ticket number (as appropriate) of their onward journey.

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Commencement Information

I17Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

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4.  Where the passenger is travelling with a child for whom they have responsibility—S

(a)the full name and date of birth of that child, and

(b)the relationship of the passenger to that child.

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I18Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

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Regulation 3(4)

SCHEDULE 2SPersons not required to comply with regulation 3 or [F99regulation 6]

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PART 1SPersons not required to comply with regulation 3 or [F1006]

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1.—(1) A person (“P”) who is—S

(a)a member of a diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom,

(b)a member of a consular post in the United Kingdom,

(c)an officer or servant of an international organisation,

(d)a person employed by an international organisation as an expert or on a mission,

(e)a representative to an international organisation,

(f)a representative at an international or United Kingdom conference who is granted privileges and immunities in the United Kingdom,

(g)a member of the official staff of a representative to an international organisation, or of a person falling within paragraph (f),

(h)described in paragraph (a) or (b) who is passing through the United Kingdom to commence or continue their functions at a diplomatic mission or consular post in another country or territory, or to return to the country of their nationality,

(i)a representative of a foreign country or territory travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct official business with the United Kingdom,

(j)a representative of the government of a British overseas territory,

(k)a diplomatic courier or a consular courier, or

(l)a member of the family forming part of the household of a person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (k) F101....

(2) The conditions referred to in [F102regulation 7(c)] (persons who are not required to comply with regulation 6) are that—

(a)the relevant head of the mission, consular post, international organisation, or conference, office representing a foreign territory in the United Kingdom or a Governor of a British overseas territory (as the case may be), or a person acting on their authority, confirms in writing to [F103the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office] that—

(i)P is required to undertake work which is essential to the functioning of the mission, consular post, international organisation, conference, or office, or to undertake work which is essential to the foreign country represented by the mission or consular post, the foreign territory represented by the office or the British overseas territory, and

(ii)that work cannot be undertaken whilst P is complying with regulation 6, and

(b)prior to P's arrival in the United Kingdom, [F104the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]—

(i)has confirmed in writing to the person giving the confirmation referred to in paragraph (a) that it has received that confirmation, and

(ii)where P is a representative of a foreign country or territory, has then confirmed in writing to the person giving the confirmation referred to in paragraph (a) that P is travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct official business with the United Kingdom and is not required to comply with regulation 6.

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—

“consular courier” means a person who has been provided by the State on behalf of which they are acting with an official document confirming their status as a consular courier in accordance with Article 35(5) of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 M14,

“consular post” means any consulate-general, consulate, vice-consulate or consular agency,

“diplomatic courier” means a person who has been provided by the State on behalf of which they are acting with an official document confirming their status as a diplomatic courier in accordance with Article 27(5) of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961,

“international organisation” means an international organisation accorded privileges and immunities in the United Kingdom,

“member of a consular post” means “consular officer”, “consular employee” and “member of the service staff” as defined in schedule 1 of the Consular Relations Act 1968 M15, and “head of consular post” has the meaning given in that schedule, and

“member of a diplomatic mission” means “head of the mission”, “members of the diplomatic service”, “members of the administrative and technical staff” and “members of the service staff” as defined in schedule 1 of the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 M16.

(4) This paragraph is without prejudice to any immunity from jurisdiction or inviolability which is accorded to any person described in sub-paragraph (1) under the law of Scotland apart from these Regulations.

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Commencement Information

I19Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1424th April 1963, entered into force 19th March 1967.

2.—(1) A Crown servant or government contractor where they are—S

(a)required to undertake essential government work related to the United Kingdom border in the United Kingdom within [F105the period during which they would, but for this paragraph, have had to stay in specified premises in accordance with regulation 6], or

(b)undertaking essential government work related to the United Kingdom border outside of the United Kingdom but—

(i)are required to return to the United Kingdom temporarily,

(ii)will thereafter depart to undertake essential government work related to the United Kingdom border outside of the United Kingdom.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) and paragraph 3—

“Crown servant” has the meaning given in section 12(1)(a) to (e) of the Official Secrets Act 1989 M17,

“essential government work” means work which has been designated as such by the relevant Department or employer, and

“government contractor” has the meaning given in section 12(2) of the Official Secrets Act 1989.

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Commencement Information

I20Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M171989 c.6. Section 12 was amended by paragraph 22 of schedule 10 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c.14), by paragraph 30 of schedule 12 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c.38), by paragraph 26 of schedule 8 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), by paragraph 9(3) of schedule 13 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47), by paragraph 9 of schedule 6 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c.32), by paragraph 6 of schedule 14 of the Energy Act 2004 (c.20), by paragraph 58 of schedule 4 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, by paragraph 34 of schedule 10, and paragraph 1 of schedule 12, of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32), and by paragraph 36 of schedule 8 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22).

3.—(1) A person who is a Crown servant, a government contractor, or a member of a visiting force, who—S

(a)is required to undertake work necessary to the delivery of essential defence activities, F106...

[F107(aa)has travelled from a point of origin within the common travel area or from an exempt country or territory on a vessel or aircraft operated by, or in support of, Her Majesty’s armed forces or by, or in support of, a visiting force and that vessel or aircraft has not taken on any persons, docked in any port or landed in any non-exempt country or territory, or]

(b)has undertaken a continuous period of at least [F10810 days] immediately preceding their arrival aboard a vessel operated by or in support of Her Majesty's Naval Service [F109or by or in support of a visiting force] and that vessel has not taken on any persons or docked in any port outside of the common travel area for a period of at least [F10810 days] immediately preceding its arrival in the United Kingdom.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

“defence” has the meaning given in section 2(4) of the Official Secrets Act 1989, and

[F110“visiting force” means any body, contingent or detachment of the forces of a country, being a body, contingent or detachment for the time being present in the United Kingdom (including United Kingdom territorial waters), on the invitation of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.]

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Commencement Information

I21Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

4.  An official of a foreign Government, required to travel to the United Kingdom to undertake essential border security duties, or a contractor directly supporting these essential border security duties where—S

(a)they are in possession of a written notice signed by a senior member of their foreign Government confirming that they are required to undertake essential border security duties in the United Kingdom within [F111the period during which they would, but for this paragraph, have had to stay in specified premises in accordance with regulation 6] and that that work cannot be undertaken whilst the person is complying with regulation 6, or

(b)their deployment is pursuant to a standing bilateral or multilateral agreement with Her Majesty's Government on the operation of the Border controls within the United Kingdom.

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Commencement Information

I22Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[F1124A.—(1) A road passenger transport worker.S

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)“road passenger transport worker” means—

(i)the driver of a public service vehicle, or

(ii)a person who is employed by the holder of a Community licence issued under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and who is acting in the course of their employment,

(b)“driver” includes a person who is travelling in a vehicle as a relief driver, and

(c)“public service vehicle” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.

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4B.—(1) Seamen and masters, as defined in section 313(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work or have been repatriated to the United Kingdom in accordance with the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 or the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007.S

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) and paragraph 4C—

(a)“the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006” means the Convention adopted on 23 February 2006 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation, and

(b)“the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007” means the Convention adopted at Geneva on 14 June 2007 by the International Labour Organisation.

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4C.  A pilot, as defined in paragraph 22(1) of schedule 3A of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work or have been repatriated to the United Kingdom F113....S

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4D.  An inspector, or a surveyor of ships, appointed under section 256 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 [F114, or by a government of a relevant British possession as defined in section 313(1) of that Act], where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.S

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[F1154E.—(1) A member of aircraft crew where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work or are otherwise required to travel to the United Kingdom for work purposes.S

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)“member of aircraft crew” means a person who—

(i)acts as a pilot, flight navigator, flight engineer or flight radiotelephony operator of the aircraft,

(ii)is carried on the flight deck and is appointed by the operator of the aircraft to give or to supervise the training, experience, practice and periodical tests required for the flight crew under article 114(2) of the Air Navigation Order 2016 or any provision of EU-OPS, or

(iii)is carried on the flight for the purpose of performing duties to be assigned by the operator or the pilot in command of the aircraft in the interests of the safety of passengers or of the aircraft,

(b)travel for work purposes includes, in particular—

(i)where the member of aircraft crew resides outside of the United Kingdom, travelling to the United Kingdom to work on an aircraft departing from the United Kingdom,

(ii)travelling to attend work-related training in the United Kingdom,

(iii)returning to the United Kingdom following work-related training outside of the United Kingdom,

(c)“EU-OPS” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of schedule 1 of the Air Navigation Order 2016.]

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4F.—(1) Any of the following who have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work—S

(a)drivers and crews on shuttle services and on services for the carriage of passengers or goods by way of the tunnel system, and

(b)other workers carrying out essential roles for the safe or efficient operation of the tunnel system, shuttle services or services for the carriage of passengers or goods by way of the tunnel system, or relating to the security of the tunnel system or any such services.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)“shuttle service” has the meaning given in section 1(9) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987, and

(b)“tunnel system” has the meaning given in section 1(7) of that Act.

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4G.—(1) The condition mentioned in regulation 3(4)(d) is that the person has in the course of their work on the journey to Scotland travelled only—S

(a)on a conveyance which does not carry passengers,

(b)in an area of a conveyance which is not accessible to passengers, or

(c)in an area of a conveyance which is accessible to passengers in vehicles, where passengers remain within their vehicles while the person is present in that area of the conveyance.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

“not accessible to passengers” means separated by a continuous physical barrier which passengers are not permitted to cross, and

“passenger” does not include a person of the description in paragraph 4F(1)(b).]

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PART 2SPersons not required to comply with regulation 6

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6.  A transit passenger who is a person who, on arrival in the United Kingdom, passes through to another country or territory without entering the United Kingdom.S

Commencement Information

I23Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

7.—(1) A road haulage worker F117... .S

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

“driver” includes a person who is travelling in a vehicle as a relief driver,

“goods vehicle” has the meaning given in section 192 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 M18,

“road haulage worker” means—

(a)

the driver of a goods vehicle that is being used in connection with the carriage of goods, other than goods for non-commercial personal use by the driver, or

(b)

a person who is employed by the holder of a Community licence issued under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council [on common rules for access to the international road haulage market] M19, and who is acting in the course of their employment,

F118...

F118...

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Commencement Information

I24Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M19OJ No. L 300, 14.11.2009, p.72.

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12.  Civil aviation inspectors, as defined in Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944 M20, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom when engaged on inspection duties.S

Commencement Information

I25Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M20The latest edition of Annex 9, which is published by the International Civil Aviation Organization, is the 15th edition, which applied from 23rd February 2018 (ISBN 978-92-9258-301-9).

[F12313.—(1) Operational, rail maintenance, safety and security workers working on the tunnel system who have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.S

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “tunnel system” has the meaning given in section 1(7) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987.]

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[F12414.—(1) Any person who [F125has been certified by the relevant Department or the Scottish Ministers] as meeting the description in head (a), (b) or (c)—S

(a)a Crown servant or government contractor who is required to undertake essential policing or essential government work in the United Kingdom within the period during which they would, but for this paragraph, have had to stay in specified premises in accordance with regulation 6,

(b)a person returning from conducting essential state business outside of the United Kingdom,

(c)a person returning to the United Kingdom where this is necessary to facilitate the functioning of a diplomatic mission or consular post of Her Majesty or of a military or other official posting on behalf of Her Majesty.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

“consular post” means any consulate-general, consulate, vice-consulate or consular agency,

“Crown servant” has the meaning given in section 12(1)(a) to (e) of the Official Secrets Act 1989,

“essential government work” means work which has been designated as such by the relevant Department [F126or the Scottish Ministers], and includes, in particular, work related to national security, the work of the National Crime Agency in pursuance of its statutory functions, and work related to immigration, the coronavirus disease or any other crisis response, but does not include work of the description in paragraph 2 of Part 1 of this schedule,

“essential policing” means policing which has been designated as such on behalf of the relevant chief officer or chief constable,

“essential state business” means activity which has been designated as essential to the United Kingdom or Her Majesty’s Government by the relevant Department, and includes, in particular, bilateral or multilateral discussions with another state or international organisation and visits to another state on behalf of the United Kingdom or Her Majesty’s Government,

“government contractor” has the meaning given in section 12(2) of the Official Secrets Act 1989.]

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[F12414A.—(1) A person returning from undertaking essential or emergency work outside of the United Kingdom, which has been certified by the relevant Department [F127or the Scottish Ministers] as necessary to facilitate essential government work or essential state business.S

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “essential government work” and “essential state business” have the same meaning as in paragraph 14.]

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15.  A person designated by the relevant Ministers under section 5(3) of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 M21.S

Commencement Information

I26Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

16.  A person responsible for escorting a person sought for extradition pursuant to a warrant issued under Part 3 of the Extradition Act 2003 M22 or sought for extradition pursuant to any other extradition arrangements.S

Commencement Information

I27Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

17.  A representative of any territory travelling to the United Kingdom in order to take into custody a person whose surrender has been order pursuant to any provision of the Extradition Act 2003.S

Commencement Information

I28Sch. 2 para. 17 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

18.—(1) Workers engaged in essential or emergency works—S

(a)related to water supplies and sewerage services, and

(b)carried out by, for or on behalf of Scottish Water, or [F128a local authority or a relevant person], where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

“essential or emergency works” includes—

(a)

inspections, maintenance, repairs, and asset replacement activities,

(b)

monitoring, sampling and analysis of water supplies under the Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 M23 [F129, the Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006] or the Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2014), F130...

[F131“relevant person” has the meaning given in—

(a)

regulation 3(1) of the Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, or

(b)

regulation 4 of the Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006, and]

“Scottish Water” means the body corporate established by section 20(1) of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 M24.

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Commencement Information

I29Sch. 2 para. 18 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M23S.S.I 2017/282.

[F13218A.—(1) Workers engaged in essential or emergency works on behalf of a local authority relating to flood risk management, within the meaning of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 or the Coast Protection Act 1949.]S

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19.  Workers engaged in essential or emergency works—S

(a)related to—

(i)a generating station,

(ii)an electricity interconnector,

(iii)a district heat network as defined in regulation 2 of the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 M25,

(iv)communal heating as defined in regulation 2 of the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014,

(v)automated ballast cleaning and track re-laying systems on a network, or

(vi)the commissioning, maintenance and repair of industrial machinery for use on a network, or

(b)carried out by or on behalf of—

(i)the national system operator,

(ii)a person holding a transmission licence,

(iii)a person holding a distribution licence,

(iv)a person holding a licence under section 7 and 7ZA of the Gas Act 1986 M26,

(v)a LNG import or export facility as defined in section 48 of the Gas Act 1986 M27,

(vi)a person holding a network licence under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993,

where they have travelled to the United Kingdom for the purposes of their work.

(2) For the purposes of this sub- paragraph (1)—

“distribution licence” means a licence granted under section 6(1)(c) of the Electricity Act 1989 M28,

“electricity interconnector”, “generating station” and “transmission system” have the meanings given in section 64(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 M29,

“essential or emergency works” includes commissioning, inspections, maintenance, repairs, and asset replacement activities,

“national system operator” means the person operating the national transmission system for Great Britain,

“network”, in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(v) and (vi), has the meaning given in section 83(1) of the Railways Act 1993 M30, and

“transmission licence” means a licence granted under section 6(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989.

Commencement Information

I30Sch. 2 para. 19 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M25S.I. 2014/3120. There are no relevant amending instruments.

M261986 c.44. Section 7ZA was inserted by section 149(6) of the Energy Act 2004 (c.20).

M27The definition was inserted by S.I. 2011/2704.

M29The definition of “electricity interconnector” was inserted by section 147(7) of the Energy Act 2004 (c.20). The definition of “transmission system” was substituted by paragraph 15 of schedule 19 of the 2004 Act.

20.—(1) A person who is—S

(a)nuclear personnel, and who is essential to the safe and secure operations of a site in respect of which a nuclear site licence has been granted,

(b)a nuclear emergency responder,

(c)an agency inspector, or

(d)a Euratom inspector, provided that they arrive in the United Kingdom before IP completion day, where the person has travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

“agency inspector” has the meaning given in section 1(1) of the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2000 M31,

“Euratom inspector” means an inspector sent to the United Kingdom by the Commission of the European Union in accordance with Articles 81 and 82 of the Euratom Treaty,

“nuclear emergency responder” means a person providing assistance to the United Kingdom in accordance with the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency done at Vienna on 26 September 1986, who has been duly notified to and accepted by the United Kingdom, where the United Kingdom has requested assistance under that Convention,

“nuclear personnel” means—

(a)

a worker who is employed to carry out work on or in relation to a site in respect of which a nuclear site licence has been granted,

(b)

an employee of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority M32, and

“nuclear site licence” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 M33.

Commencement Information

I31Sch. 2 para. 20 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M32The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority was established by section 1 of the Energy Act 2004 (c.20).

M331965 c.57. Section 1 was substituted by paragraph 17 of schedule 2 of the Energy Act 2013 (c.32); by virtue of section 1(2), a licence described in section 1(1) is referred to as a “nuclear site licence”.

21.  An Inspector from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, within the meaning given to “inspector” by section 24(e) of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996 M34, who has travelled to the United Kingdom for the purposes of an inspection.S

Commencement Information

I32Sch. 2 para. 21 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

22.—(1) A person who is—S

(a)carrying out a critical function at a space site or spacecraft controller who is responsible for command and control of a launch vehicle or spacecraft for nominal operations, collision avoidance or anomalies,

(b)employed by, or contracted to provide services to, a person who operates or maintains space situational awareness capabilities, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

“space site” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(3) of schedule 4 of the Space Industry Act 2018 M35,

“space situational awareness capabilities” means the sensors, systems and analytical services needed to provide time-sensitive warnings of space weather events, orbital collisions, orbital fragmentations or the re-entry of man-made objects from orbit,

“spacecraft” has the meaning given in section 2(6) of the Space Industry Act 2018, and

“spacecraft controller” means a person competent, authorised and responsible for maintaining safe and secure operation of spacecraft through monitoring the status of a spacecraft, issuing manoeuvre commands or controlling other aspects of the spacecraft that influence its behaviour including its motion in space.

Commencement Information

I33Sch. 2 para. 22 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

23.—(1) A specialist aerospace engineer, or a specialist aerospace worker, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.S

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

“specialist aerospace engineer” means a person who is employed or otherwise engaged to provide engineering services for the purpose of ensuring the continued operation of aviation activities (including but not limited to the provision of maintenance and repair services for production lines, aviation components, grounded aircraft and new aircraft), and

“specialist aerospace worker” means a person who is employed or otherwise engaged to provide services for the purpose of ensuring safety management and quality assurance as required by relevant standards, guidance and publications on aviation safety produced by the Civil Aviation Authority or the European Union Aviation Safety Agency M36.

Commencement Information

I34Sch. 2 para. 23 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M36The Civil Aviation Authority was established under section 1(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1971 (c.75). That Act was replaced by a consolidating statute, the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c.16), section 2(1) of which provides for the continued existence of the Civil Aviation Authority. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency was established by Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91.

24.—(1) A person engaged in operational, maintenance or safety activities of a downstream oil facility that has a capacity in excess of 20,000 tonnes, where—S

(a)the downstream oil facility is engaged in a specified activity carried on in the United Kingdom in the course of a business, and contributes (directly or indirectly) to the supply of crude oil based fuels to consumers in the United Kingdom or persons carrying on business in the United Kingdom, and

(b)the activities are required to ensure continued safe operation of the facility, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)a facility has a capacity in excess of 20,000 tonnes at any time if it was used in the previous calendar year for the purposes of downstream oil sector activities in relation to more than that number of tonnes of oil, and

(b)“specified activities” are—

(i)storing oil,

(ii)handling oil,

(iii)the carriage of oil by sea or inland water,

(iv)conveying oil by pipes, and

(v)refining or otherwise processing oil.

Commencement Information

I35Sch. 2 para. 24 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

25.—(1) A worker F133... required [F134to undertake or commence within [F135the period during which they would, but for this paragraph, have had to stay in specified premises in accordance with regulation 6]] S

(a)activities on or in relation to [F136an offshore installation],

(b)activities on or in relation to upstream petroleum infrastructure,

(c)critical safety work on [F137an offshore installation or well being decommissioned or] preserved pending demolition or reuse, or

(d)activities for the provision of workers, goods, materials or equipment or other essential services required to support the safe operation of the activities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c),

[F138where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work] F139....

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

“[F140offshore installation]” has the meaning given in section 44 of the Petroleum Act 1998 M37,

“upstream petroleum infrastructure” has the meaning given in section 9H of that Act M38, and

“[F141well]” has the meaning given in section 45A(10) of that Act M39.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I36Sch. 2 para. 25 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M371998 c.17. Section 44 was amended by paragraph 11 of schedule 1 of the Energy Act 2008 (c.32).

M38Section 9H was substituted by section 74(2) of the Energy Act 2016 (c.20).

M39Section 46A was inserted by section 75(1) of the Energy Act 2008 (c.32).

26.  A postal operator, as defined in section 27(3) of the Postal Services Act 2011 M40, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.S

Commencement Information

I37Sch. 2 para. 26 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

27.  A worker with specialist technical skills, where those specialist technical skills are required for essential or emergency works or services (including commissioning, maintenance, and repairs and safety checks) to ensure the continued production, supply, movement, manufacture, storage or preservation of goods, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.S

Commencement Information

I38Sch. 2 para. 27 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

28.  A worker with specialist technical skills, where those specialist technical skills are required for essential or emergency works (including [F142construction, commissioning, installation,] maintenance, repairs and safety checks) or to fulfil contractual obligations or warranty specifications in, or in connection with, waste management facilities used for the management, sorting, treatment, recovery, or disposal of waste (including energy from waste), where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.S

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I39Sch. 2 para. 28 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

29.—(1) Any of the following—S

(a)a person (“P”) who—

(i)before travelling to the United Kingdom has made arrangements with a provider in the United Kingdom to receive healthcare (or, where P is a child, on whose behalf such arrangements have been made),

(ii)is in possession of written confirmation of the arrangements from the provider,

(iii)has travelled to the United Kingdom to receive that healthcare, and

(iv)is attending a place to receive that healthcare or is travelling directly between that place and the place where they are staying in accordance with regulation 6(2),

(b)a person who—

(i)is accompanying P for the purpose of providing necessary care or support to P in the circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(iv), or

(ii)is travelling, for the purpose of so accompanying P, directly between the place where they are staying in accordance with regulation 6(2) and either of the places referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(iv), where that person has travelled to the United Kingdom for that purpose and is in possession of the confirmation referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii) or a copy of it,

(c)an accompanying child who is accompanying P or, where P is a child, is accompanying a person referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b),

(d)a live donor who is attending a place for the purpose referred to in the definition of “live donor” or is travelling directly between that place and the place where they are staying in accordance with regulation 6(2).

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

“accompanying child”, in relation to P, means a child who has arrived in the United Kingdom with P and for whom P has responsibility, or where P is a child, a child who has arrived in the United Kingdom with the person referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) and for whom that person has responsibility,

“healthcare” means all forms of healthcare provided for individuals, whether relating to mental or physical health, including healthcare in connection with giving birth,

“live donor” means a person who—

(a)

has travelled to the United Kingdom for the purpose of donation of material which consists of or includes their human cells pursuant to arrangements made with a provider in the United Kingdom before travelling to the United Kingdom and which are to be used by the provider for the purpose of providing healthcare, and

(b)

is in possession of written confirmation of the arrangements from the provider, and

“provider” means a provider of healthcare.

Commencement Information

I40Sch. 2 para. 29 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

30.—[F143(1) A person who has travelled to the United Kingdom for the purpose of transporting material which consists of, or includes, human cells or blood and which is to be used for the provision of healthcare by a healthcare provider.]S

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)“blood” includes blood components, and

(b)“healthcare” has the meaning given in paragraph 29(2).

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I41Sch. 2 para. 30 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

31.  A person who is an “inspector” within the meaning given in regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 who has travelled to the United Kingdom to undertake activities in relation to their role as such a person.S

Commencement Information

I42Sch. 2 para. 31 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

32.—(1) A person who—S

(a)has travelled to the United Kingdom to—

(i)conduct a clinical trial within the meaning of “conducting a clinical trial” in regulation 2(1) of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004,

(ii)undertake such activities as are necessary or expedient to prepare for the conduct of a clinical trial, or

(iii)carry out any necessary compliance activity in relation to a clinical trial that cannot be conducted remotely,

(b)is a “qualified person” within the meaning of regulation 43 of those Regulations, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in order to undertake activities in relation to their role as such a person, or

(c)is a “sponsor” within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations, or carries out the functions or duties of a sponsor, of a clinical trial and has travelled to the United Kingdom to undertake activities in relation to a clinical trial.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), “clinical trial” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004.

Commencement Information

I43Sch. 2 para. 32 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

33.  A person who has travelled to the United Kingdom to conduct a “clinical investigation” within the meaning of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002, or to undertake such activities as are necessary or expedient to prepare for the conduct of a clinical investigation or carry out any other necessary compliance activity in relation to a clinical investigation that cannot be conducted remotely.S

Commencement Information

I44Sch. 2 para. 33 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

34.  A person who is—S

(a)a “qualified person” within the meaning of regulation 41(2) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012,

(b)a “responsible person” within the meaning of regulation 45(1) of those Regulations, or

(c)“an appropriately qualified person responsible for pharmacovigilance” within the meaning of regulation 182(2)(a) of those Regulations, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in order to undertake activities in relation to their role as such a person.

Commencement Information

I45Sch. 2 para. 34 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

35.—(1) A person who has travelled to the United Kingdom for the purposes of their work in essential infrastructure industries including—S

(a)a person involved in essential maintenance and repair of data infrastructure required to reduce and resolve outages, or in the provision of goods and services to support these activities, and

(b)an [F144information technology or telecommunications professional] (including information technology consultant, quality analyst, software tester, systems tester, and telecommunications planner), whose expertise is required to—

(i)provide an essential or emergency response to threats and incidents relating to the security of any network and information system, and

(ii)ensure the continued operation of any network and information system.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), “network and information” system has the meaning in regulation 1(2) of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 M41.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I46Sch. 2 para. 35 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

36.  A person who is engaged in urgent or essential work—S

(a)that is necessary for the continued operation of—

(i)electronic communications networks and services as defined in section 32 of the Communications Act 2003M42 F145..., or

(ii)the BBC's broadcasting transmission network and services,

(b)in associated supply chain companies that maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the electronic communications networks and services and the BBC transmission network and services,

where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I47Sch. 2 para. 36 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M422003 c.21. The definition of “electronic communications network” was amended by S.I. 2011/1210.

[F14636A.  A person—S

(a)who is engaged in the installation, maintenance or repair of subsea fibre optic telecommunications infrastructure,

(b)whose role directly supports the installation, maintenance or repair of subsea fibre optic telecommunications infrastructure,

where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.]

Textual Amendments

37.—(1) A person who has an offer of employment for seasonal work to carry out specified activities in edible horticulture on a named farm or farming land, but only to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (3).S

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

  • “seasonal work” is employment which fluctuates or is restricted due to the season or time of the year,

  • “edible horticulture” means growing—

    (a)

    protected vegetables grown in glasshouse systems,

    (b)

    field vegetables grown outdoors, including vegetables, herbs, leafy salads and potatoes,

    (c)

    soft fruit grown outdoors or under cover,

    (d)

    trees that bear fruit,

    (e)

    vines and bines,

    (f)

    mushrooms,

  • “specified activities” means—

    (a)

    crop maintenance,

    (b)

    crop harvesting,

    (c)

    tunnel construction and dismantling,

    (d)

    irrigation installation and maintaining,

    (e)

    crop husbandry,

    (f)

    packing and processing of crops on employers premises,

    (g)

    preparing and dismantling growing areas and media,

    (h)

    general primary production work in edible horticulture,

    (i)

    activities relating to supervising teams of horticulture workers.

(3) A person described in sub-paragraph (1) is required to comply with regulation 6(2) as modified by regulation 6(5).

Commencement Information

I48Sch. 2 para. 37 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[F14738.—(1) A domestic elite sportsperson, an international elite sportsperson, a domestic ancillary sportsperson [F148, an international ancillary sportsperson or a multinational ancillary sportsperson].S

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

“domestic ancillary sportsperson” means an individual essential to—

(a)

the running of an elite sports event including—

(i)

operational staff essential to the running of that elite sports event, and

(ii)

event officials and referees, or

(b)

the support of a domestic elite sportsperson including—

(i)

sports team medical, logistical, technical and administration staff,

(ii)

individual sportsperson medical and technical support staff,

(iii)

horse grooms and trainers,

(iv)

motorsport mechanics and technical staff, and

(v)

the parent or carer of an elite sportsperson under the age of 18,

“domestic elite sportsperson” means an individual who—

(a)

derives a living from competing in a sport,

(b)

is a senior representative nominated by a relevant sporting body,

(c)

is a member of the senior training squad for a relevant sporting body,

(d)

is aged 16 or above and on an elite development pathway,

(e)

is in Scotland, after departing from or transiting through a non-exempt country or territory, and

(f)

either—

(i)

has departed from or transited through the non-exempt country or territory in order to [F149train for, or participate in] an elite sporting event and has returned to Scotland with the intention of continuing activities as a sportsperson, or

(ii)

is a United Kingdom sportsperson who is not habitually resident in the United Kingdom and has travelled to Scotland in order to participate in training for, or to compete in, an elite sports event,

“elite sports event” means a specified competition or other sporting event in which the participants compete—

(a)

to derive a living, or

(b)

to qualify for the right to represent—

(i)

Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Tokyo or Beijing Olympic or Paralympic Games, or

(ii)

England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham in those sports which are not part of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games programme,

“international ancillary sportsperson” means an individual essential to—

(a)

the running of a specified competition including—

(i)

operational staff essential to the running of that specified competition,

(ii)

competition officials and referees, and

(iii)

broadcast staff and journalists covering that specified competition, or

(b)

the support of an international elite sportsperson, including—

(i)

sports team medical, logistical, technical and administration staff,

(ii)

individual sportsperson medical and technical support staff,

(iii)

horse grooms and trainers,

(iv)

motorsport mechanics and technical staff, and

(v)

the parent or carer of an international elite sportsperson under the age of 18,

“international elite sportsperson” means an individual who travels to Scotland in order to participate in a specified competition after departing from or transiting through a non-exempt country or territory at any time in the period beginning with the [F15010th day] before their arrival in Scotland and who—

(a)

derives a living from competing in a sport,

(b)

is a senior representative nominated by a relevant sporting body,

(c)

is a member of the senior training squad for a relevant sporting body, or

(d)

is aged 16 or above and on an elite development pathway, F151...

[F152“multinational ancillary sportsperson” means an individual who—

(a)

provides medical or technical support to a person in the United Kingdom who—

(i)

derives a living from competing in a sport,

(ii)

is a senior representative nominated by a relevant sporting body,

(iii)

is a member of the senior training squad for a relevant sporting body, or

(iv)

is aged 16 or above and on an elite development pathway,

(b)

is in Scotland, after departing from or transiting through a non-exempt country or territory,

(c)

has returned to Scotland with the intention of continuing to provide medical or technical support to a person described in sub-paragraph (a)(i) to (iv), and

(d)

has departed from or transited through the non-exempt country or territory in order to provide medical or technical support, other than as a domestic ancillary sportsperson, to a person described in sub-paragraph (a)(i) to (iv), and]

“specified competition” means a competition listed in [F153schedule 3A].

(3) For the purposes of F154... paragraph (2)—

(a)“elite development pathway” means a development pathway established by the national governing body of a sport to prepare sportspersons—

(i)so that they may derive a living from competing in that sport, or

(ii)to compete at that sport at the Tokyo or Beijing Olympic or Paralympic Games, or, if that sport is not part of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games programme, in the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham,

(b)“relevant sporting body” in relation to a sportsperson means the national governing body of a sport which may nominate sportspersons to represent—

(i)that sportsperson’s nation at the Tokyo or Beijing Olympic or Paralympic Games, or

(ii)that sportsperson’s nation at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham in those sports which are not part of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games programme, and

(c)“senior representative” in relation to a sportsperson means an individual who is considered by a relevant sporting body to be a candidate to qualify to compete on behalf of—

(i)that sportsperson’s nation at the Tokyo or Beijing Olympic or Paralympic Games, or

(ii)that sportsperson’s nation at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham in those sports which are not part of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games programme.

(4) Where P is—

(a)an international elite sportsperson, P is exempt from the requirement in regulation 6(2) if outside of the place where they are staying in accordance with regulation 6(2) to travel directly to or from, or attend the location of the specified competition or training for the specified competition, or travelling between different locations where the specified competition or training for the specified competition is taking place,

(b)an international ancillary sportsperson, P is exempt from the requirement in regulation 6(2) if outside of the place where they are staying in accordance with regulation 6(2) to directly travel to or from, or attend the location of the specified competition or training for the specified competition, or travelling between different locations where the specified competition or training for the specified competition is taking place.

(5) Any person (P) who is an international elite sportsperson or an international ancillary sportsperson must on request provide to an immigration officer written evidence from a United Kingdom or Scottish sport national governing body of P’s status as an international elite sportsperson or international ancillary sportsperson attending a specified competition, as the case may be.]

Textual Amendments

[F15538A.—(1) Any of the following—S

(a)an elite sportsperson (“P”) who—

(i)before travelling to the United Kingdom has made arrangements with a business in the United Kingdom to be subject to one or more medical examinations to help that business determine whether to offer that sportsperson a contract to participate in elite sports events on behalf of that business,

(ii)is in possession of written confirmation of the arrangements from the business,

(iii)has travelled to the United Kingdom to be subject to one or more such examinations, and

(iv)is attending a place to be subject to an examination or is travelling directly—

(aa)between that place and the place where they are required to stay in accordance with regulation 6(2), or

(bb)between that place and any other place at which another examination will be carried out,

(b)a person who—

(i)is accompanying P for the purpose of providing necessary care or support to P in the circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(iv), or

(ii)is travelling, for the purpose of so accompanying P, directly—

(aa)between the place where they are required to stay in accordance with regulation 6(2) and the place at which an examination will be carried out, or

(bb)between a place at which an examination will be carried out and another such place,

where that person has travelled to the United Kingdom for that purpose and is in possession of the confirmation referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii) or a copy of it.

[F156(c)an elite sportsperson (“P”) who—

(i)has entered into a contract with a business in Scotland to compete in elite sports events on behalf of that business,

(ii)has travelled to Scotland in order to participate in an elite sports event or in training for such an event on behalf of that business,

(iii)is in receipt of written evidence from a United Kingdom or Scottish sport national governing body confirming that P is an elite sportsperson who meets the condition specified in sub-head (i),

(iv)is attending an elite sports event or training for such an event, or is travelling directly—

(aa)to or from such an event or training, or

(bb)between locations where such an event or training is taking place,]

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, “elite sportsperson” means an individual who derives a living from competing in a sport.]

Textual Amendments

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[F15941.—(1) A journalist who has travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.S

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)“journalist” means a person who holds a valid UK Press Card or International Press Card,

(b)“UK Press Card” means a press card issued by an organisation (known as a gatekeeper) under the scheme managed by the UK Press Card Authority,

(c)“International Press Card” means a press card issued by a national organisation under the scheme managed by the Federation of Journalists.

(3) A person (“P”) described in sub-paragraph (1) is exempt from the requirement in regulation 6(2) when P is outside of the place where P is staying in accordance with that regulation in order to travel directly to or from any place where P’s presence is required for the purposes of P’s work as a journalist, and when P is in attendance at that place.]

Textual Amendments

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Textual Amendments

Regulation 5A

[F161SCHEDULE 2ASTesting before arrival in Scotland

Textual Amendments

1.  A test complies with this paragraph if—S

(a)it is a test for the detection of coronavirus undertaken using a device which the manufacturer states has—

(i)a sensitivity of at least 80%,

(ii)a specificity of at least 97%, and

(iii)a limit of detection of less than or equal to 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 copies per millilitre,

(b)it is not a test provided or administered under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, the National Health Service Act 2006, the National Health Services (Wales) Act 2006, or the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, and

(c)the test sample is taken from the person no more than 3 days before—

(i)in the case of that person travelling to Scotland on a commercial transport service, the service’s scheduled time of departure, or

(ii)in any other case, the actual time of departure of the vessel or aircraft on which that person is travelling to Scotland.

2.  Notification of a negative test result must include, in English, French or Spanish, the following information—S

(a)the name of the person from whom the sample was taken,

(b)that person’s date of birth or age,

(c)the negative result of the test,

(d)the date the test sample was collected or received by the test provider,

(e)the name of the test provider and information sufficient to contact that provider,

(f)the name of the device that was used for the test.

3.  In this schedule,S

“device” means an in vitro diagnostic medical device within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002,

“sensitivity”, in relation to a device, means how often the device correctly generates a positive result, and

“specificity”, in relation to a device, means how often the device correctly generates a negative result.

4.—(1) The persons referred to in regulation 5A(4)(c) (and not required to comply with that regulation) are—S

(a)a person (“P”) described in—

(i)paragraph 14(1)(b) of schedule 2 where, prior to P’s departure to the United Kingdom, the relevant Department or the Scottish Ministers have certified that they meet this description and are not required to comply with regulation 5A, or

(ii)paragraph 14A of schedule 2 where, prior to P’s departure to the United Kingdom, the relevant Department or the Scottish Ministers have also certified that they are not required to comply with regulation 5A,

(b)a Crown servant or government contractor (“C”) who is required to undertake essential policing or essential government work in the United Kingdom or is returning from conducting such work outside the United Kingdom where, prior to C’s departure to the United Kingdom, the relevant Department or the Scottish Ministers have certified that they meet this description and are not required to comply with regulation 5A,

(c)a representative (“R”) of a foreign country or territory, or of the government of a British overseas territory, travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct official business with the United Kingdom where, prior to R’s departure to the United Kingdom—

(i)the relevant head of the mission, consular post, or office representing a foreign territory in the United Kingdom, or a Governor of a British overseas territory (as the case may be), or a person acting on their authority, confirms in writing to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office that R is required to undertake work which is essential to the foreign country represented by the mission or consular post, the foreign territory represented by the office or the British overseas territory, and

(ii)the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has then confirmed in writing to the person giving the notification in sub-head (i) that—

(aa)it has received that confirmation, and

(bb)R is travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct official business with the United Kingdom and is not required to comply with the requirements of regulation 5A,

(d)a worker with specialist technical skills, where those specialist technical skills are required for emergency works or services (including commissioning, maintenance, and repairs and safety checks) to ensure the continued production, supply, movement, manufacture, storage or preservation of goods or services, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work or otherwise to commence or resume their work.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

“consular post” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(3) of schedule 2, and

“Crown servant”, “essential government work”, “essential policing” and “government contractor” have the meanings given in paragraph 14(2) of schedule 2.]

Regulation 2(9)

F162SCHEDULE 3SSpecified competitions

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[F162SCHEDULE 3ASSpecified Competitions

1.  UEFA Champions League and Europa League fixtures.S

2.  International Football fixtures.S

3.  Test Cricket matches.S

F1634.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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F1645.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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F1656.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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F1667.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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F1678.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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F1689.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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[F16910.  Rugby Union international fixtures]S

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11.  Scottish Rugby Union international fixtures.S

12.  Guinness PRO14 and Challenge Cup Rugby Union fixtures.S

13.  European Professional Club Rugby fixtures.S

14.  Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games qualification events.S

F17015.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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F17116.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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17.  Professional Darts Corporation – Players’ Championship.S

F17218.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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F17319.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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20.  Professional Darts Corporation – World Youth Championship.S

21.  ATP Tour Tennis.S

22.  Scottish Horseracing meetings.S

[F17423.  World Snooker Tour – Scottish Open.S

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F17524.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

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25.  European Grand Slam Curling.]S

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[F17626.  Professional Darts Corporation - Unibet Premier League]]S

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Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

For the purpose of preventing the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus, these Regulations impose requirements on people arriving in Scotland who have been outside the common travel area (that is, the open borders area comprising the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands) in the 14 days prior to their arrival.

Regulation 3 requires people to provide (where applicable) information listed in schedule 1 on a Passenger Locator Form (“passenger information”) before or on arrival in Scotland.

Regulation 4(2) obliges people to keep their passenger information up-to-date until the end of the fourteenth day after the day on which they arrived in Scotland from outwith the common travel area.

Regulation 5 sets out that is an offence to fail to provide passenger information in accordance with regulation 3 or to fail to keep it up-to date in accordance with regulation 4(2). A person who commits such an offence is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Regulation 6(2) requires a person to travel without undue delay on their arrival to Scotland to specified premises and stay there until whichever is the earlier of (a) the end of the fourteenth day after the day on which they arrived in the common travel area, or (b) their departure from Scotland. Regulation 6(7) provides that a person with responsibility for a child (as defined in regulation 2) must ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the child complies with the requirement to stay at the specified premises. A person is permitted to leave the specified premises where one of the reasons in regulation 9(6) applies.

Regulation 7 lists the persons exempt from the requirement in regulation 6.

Regulation 8 provides police officers with powers to direct or remove persons to a place where they are required to stay, if they suspect that the person is in breach of a requirement in regulation 6(2).

Regulations 9 to 11 make provision for offences, penalties and fixed penalty notices under these Regulations.

Regulation 13 sets out when passenger information can be disclosed and used in Scotland.

The necessity and proportionality of these Regulations must be reviewed at least once every 21 days (regulation 14) and they will expire 12 months beginning with the day on which they come into force (regulation 15).

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