2021 No. 454
Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 11) Regulations 2021

Approved by the Scottish Parliament
Made
Coming into force
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 94(1)(b)(i) and 122(2) 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.

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 11) Regulations 2021 and come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 6 December 2021.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Regulations 20212.

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Regulations 20212 are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

Amendment of schedule 1 – red list countries3.

In schedule 1 (red list countries) after the entry for Namibia insert—

“Nigeria”.

Saving4.

The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply in relation to any person who arrived in Scotland before 4.00 a.m. on 6 December 2021, and the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 continue to apply to such persons as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.

MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (“the International Travel Regulations”).

Regulation 3 includes Nigeria in schedule 1 as a red list country.

Regulation 4 makes savings provision to the effect that a person arriving in Scotland before these Regulations come into effect must comply with the International Travel Regulations as they had effect at the time of the person’s arrival in Scotland. The amendments made by these Regulations apply only in relation to persons arriving in Scotland at or after 4.00 a.m. on 6 December 2021.