SCHEDULE 19Health protection regulations: Scotland
Special restrictions and requirements
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(1)
For the purposes of this Schedule—
(a)
a “special restriction or requirement” means a restriction or requirement mentioned in sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), but
(b)
a restriction or requirement mentioned in paragraph 1(4)(a), (b) or (c) is not to be regarded as a special restriction or requirement.
(2)
In relation to a person, that the person—
(a)
submit to medical examination;
(b)
be removed to a hospital or other suitable establishment;
(c)
be detained in a hospital or other suitable establishment;
(d)
be kept in isolation or quarantine;
(e)
be disinfected or decontaminated;
(f)
wear protective clothing;
(g)
provide information or answer questions about the person's health or other circumstances;
(h)
has their health monitored and the results reported;
(i)
attend training or advice sessions on how to reduce the risk of infecting or contaminating others;
(j)
be subject to restrictions as to where the person may go or with whom the person has contact;
(k)
abstain from working or trading.
(3)
In relation to a thing—
(a)
that the thing be seized or retained;
(b)
that the thing be kept in isolation or quarantine;
(c)
that the thing be disinfected or decontaminated;
(d)
in the case of a dead body, that the body be buried or cremated;
(e)
in any other case, that the thing be destroyed or disposed of.
(4)
In relation to premises—
(a)
that the premises be closed;
(b)
that, in the case of a conveyance or movable structure, the conveyance or structure be detained;
(c)
that the premises be disinfected or decontaminated;
(d)
that, in the case of a building, conveyance or structure, the premises be destroyed.
(5)
For the purposes of this paragraph—
“hospital” has the meaning given in section 124 of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008;
“premises” includes any place and, in particular, includes—
(a)
any vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft,
(b)
any tent or movable structure, and
(c)
any offshore installation (as defined in regulation 3 of the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/738)).