The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 17) Regulations 2021

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus)(International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

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4.  In regulation 5F (testing following arrival in Scotland: requirement to undertake tests)—

(a)in paragraph (7)(a) after “public provider,” insert “or where P is a person to whom regulation 5C(1)(c) or regulation 6(1)(a) or (b) applies, a private provider”,

(b)after paragraph (8) insert—

(9) In this regulation, “private provider” means a day 2 and day 8 test provider, other than a public provider, who:—

(a)has made a self-declaration to the Department of Health and Social Care that the provider meets the minimum standards that private sector providers must meet for coronavirus tests for persons arriving in England in terms of schedule 8 to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021(1) and DHSC guidance, and

(b)is currently on the UK Government published list of private day 2 and day 2 test providers for persons arriving in England(2)..

(2)

The list can be accessed through this web-site: https://www.gov.uk/find-travel-test-provider.