The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Managed Accommodation and Testing) (Scotland) Regulations 2021

Amendment of regulation 7

7.—(1) Regulation 7 (persons not required to comply with regulation 6) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).

(2) In paragraph (1), omit “and paragraph (2) of this regulation”.

(3) In paragraph (1)(b), after “in Scotland” insert “from elsewhere within the common travel area”.

(4) After paragraph (1)(b), insert—

“(ba) any person who has arrived from the Republic of Ireland described in regulations 6A(1)(b) and 6B(1)(b),”.

(5) Omit paragraphs (1)(cba) and (cc).

(6) In paragraph (1)(d)—

(a) at the beginning, insert “Subject to paragraph (2)”, and

(b) for “, a domestic ancillary sportsperson or a multinational ancillary sportsperson” substitute “or a domestic ancillary sportsperson”.

(7) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) A person (“P”) described in any of the following paragraphs of schedule 2 is exempt from the requirement in regulation 6(2) when P is outside of the specified premises where P is staying in accordance with that regulation in order to travel directly to or from any place where P’s presence is required for the purposes of P’s work or activity (as the case may be), and when P is in attendance at that place—

(a) 12,

(b) 17 to 25,

(c) 27 to 29 (except for paragraph 29(1)(b)),

(d) 31 to 36A.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to a person described in head (b) of paragraph 29(1) of schedule 2, but the requirements of that head apply to that person.”.

(8) After regulation 7 insert—

“Persons not required to comply with regulation 6A or 6B

7A.— (1) The persons mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3) are not required to comply with regulation 6A or 6B.

(2) A person who, by virtue of regulation 6(1), is required to comply with regulation 6(2).

(3) A person who arrives in Scotland from outside the common travel area or from the Republic of Ireland and who, at any time in the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of their arrival in Scotland, departed from, or transited through, an acute risk country or territory, where that person is—

(a) a person described in paragraph 1(1)(a) to (k) of schedule 2 and meets the conditions set out in paragraph 1(2) of that schedule,

(b) described in any of paragraphs 2(1), 3(1), 14(1), 14A(1), 15, 16, or 17 of schedule 2.”.