PART 1General

Citation, commencement and applicationI11

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 8th June 2020.

2

These Regulations apply as respects England only.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Reg. 1 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

InterpretationI22

1

In these Regulations—

  • child” means a person under the age of 18;

  • the common travel area” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 M1;

  • coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);

  • coronavirus disease” means COVID-19 (the official designation of the disease which can be caused by coronavirus);

  • F8device” means an in vitro diagnostic medical device within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002;

  • F7disability” has the meaning given in the Equality Act 2010 (see section 6 of, and Schedule 1 to, that Act);

  • F2“exempt country or territory” means a country or territory F3, or part of a country or territory, specified in Schedule A1 and “non-exempt country or territory” means any other country or territory F4, or part of a country or territory, outside the common travel area;

  • immigration officer” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 M2;

  • passenger information” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1);

  • Passenger Locator Form” means the form published electronically by the Secretary of State for the provision of passenger information M3;

  • F9qualifying test” means a test that is a qualifying test for the purposes of regulation 3A;

  • self-isolate” has the meaning given in regulation 4(2), and “self-isolation” and “self-isolating” are to be construed accordingly;

  • F10sensitivity”, in relation to a device, means how often the device correctly generates a positive result;

  • specificity”, in relation to a device, means how often the device correctly generates a negative result.

2

For the purposes of these Regulations, an individual has responsibility for a child if the individual—

a

has custody or charge of the child for the time being, or

b

has parental responsibility for the child within the meaning given in section 3 of the Children Act 1989 M4.

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For the purposes of these Regulations, a person (“P”) is not treated as departing from or transiting through a country or territory F5, or part of a country or territory, if, at all times whilst in that country, territory or part thereof

a

P remains on a conveyance and no other passenger is permitted to be taken on board, or

b

P is kept separated from passengers who did not arrive on the same conveyance as P, and no such passengers are permitted to be taken on board the conveyance on which P leaves that F6country, territory, or part.