2020 No. 354

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 21) Regulations 2020

Approved by the Scottish Parliament

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 94(1)(b)(i) and 122(2)(b) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 20081, 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.

Citation and commencement1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 21) Regulations 2020.

2

These Regulations, apart from regulation 2(2)(b) and (c), come into force at 12.30 p.m. on 6 November 2020.

3

Regulation 2(2)(b) and (c) comes into force at 4.00 a.m. on 7 November 2020.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 20202

1

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 20202 are amended as follows.

2

In Part 1 of schedule A1 (countries, territories, or parts of countries or territories), omit—

a

“Denmark”,

b

“Germany”, and

c

“Sweden”.

Saving3

The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply in relation to any person who arrived in Scotland during the period beginning at 12.01 a.m. on 8 June 2020 and ending immediately prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, and the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 continue to apply to such persons as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.

H YOUSAFA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the International Travel Regulations”).

They remove Denmark, Germany and Sweden from the list of exempt countries, territories and parts of countries or territories in Part 1 of schedule A1 of the International Travel Regulations. This means that persons arriving in Scotland at or after the time these Regulations come into force are no longer exempt from the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations if, during the 14 days preceding their arrival, they have departed from or transited through Denmark, Germany or Sweden. The removal of Denmark from the list in schedule A1 will not affect passengers who arrive in Scotland before 12.30 pm on 6th November 2020. The removal of Germany and Sweden from the list in schedule A1 will not affect passengers who arrive in Scotland before 4.00 am on 7 November 2020.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.