The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 12) Regulations 2021

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”).

Regulations 3, 4 and 7 correct cross-references within the International Travel Regulations.

Regulation 5 removes Portugal 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 10 days preceding their arrival, they have departed from or transited through Portugal.

Regulation 6 adds Afghanistan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago to the list of acute risk countries, territories and parts of countries or territories in schedule A2 of the International Travel Regulations. This means that persons arriving in Scotland at or after the time these Regulations come into force may only enter Scotland at a designated airport and must be in possession of a managed self-isolation package if, during the 10 days preceding their arrival, they have departed from or transited through any of these countries or territories. Exemptions from isolation are constrained for persons who have, in this period, departed from or transited through an acute risk country or territory.

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