[F1Requirement 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 [F2described 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 [F31A,] 2, 3, 4, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, [F44EA,] 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
F1Pt. 2A inserted (15.1.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/20), regs. 1(2), 3(3) (with reg. 4)
F2Words in reg. 5A(2) inserted (22.1.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel, Public Health Information and Pre-Departure Testing) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/34), regs. 1(2), 2(2) (with reg. 5(1))
F3Word in reg. 5A(4)(b) inserted (8.7.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/261), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)
F4Word in reg. 5A(4)(b) inserted (8.7.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/261), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)