Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 20212
1
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 20212 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
2
In regulation 7A (requirement to ensure that persons are fully vaccinated, or exempt, when in certain places)3—
a
for the heading, substitute—
Requirement to ensure that persons are fully vaccinated, have received appropriate test results, or are otherwise exempt, when in certain places
b
in paragraph (3)—
i
after sub-paragraph (a), insert—
aa
has received a negative result from a qualifying test taken by the person no more than 24 hours before the person enters the premises,
ii
for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—
c
for medical reasons—
i
cannot be fully vaccinated against coronavirus, and
ii
cannot undertake a qualifying test,
3
In regulation 7B(2)(b) (requirement to treat information as confidential)—
a
at the end of head (ii), omit “or”,
b
after head (ii), insert—
iia
has undertaken a qualifying test,
iib
cannot undertake a qualifying test for medical reasons, or
4
After regulation 7C(3) (requirement to have a compliance plan), insert—
4
A relevant person may inspect and copy any compliance plan shown to them in accordance with paragraph (2)(b).
5
In this regulation, “relevant person” has the meaning given in regulation 15(8)(b).
5
In regulation 7E(1) (interpretation of regulations 7A to 7D)—
a
in the definition of “an exempt event”, after paragraph (f), insert—
fa
a gathering of individuals engaged in a protest or demonstration,
b
before the definition of “relevant event”, insert—
“qualifying test” has the meaning given in paragraph (4),
6
After regulation 7E(3), insert—
4
A test is a qualifying test if it is capable of detecting the presence of coronavirus, and is—
a
b
a lateral flow test, the results of which have been submitted through the NHS public reporting system.