PART 2Obligations on persons arriving in England and others

F1Requirement to possess notification of negative test result3A

1

A person who arrives in England having begun their journey outside the common travel area must, subject to paragraph (2), possess on arrival valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test taken by that person.

2

A person who presents at immigration control at the Channel Tunnel shuttle terminal area in France, with the intention of boarding a shuttle service destined for the United Kingdom, must, on so presenting, possess valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test taken by that person.

3

A person who is travelling with a child aged 11 or over and for whom they have responsibility must—

a

on their arrival in England, in the case of a person described in paragraph (1), or

b

when they present at immigration control, in the case of a person described in paragraph (2),

possess valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test taken by that child.

4

A person who possesses valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test must produce that notification, physically or digitally, if requested to do so by an immigration officer.

5

The following persons are not required to comply with this regulation—

a

a child who is under the age of 11,

b

a person described in paragraph 2, 3, 4, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 6, 11, 12 or 29 of Schedule 2,

c

a person described in any sub-paragraph of paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2B.

6

For the purposes of this regulation—

a

a test is a qualifying test if it complies with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2B,

b

a notification of a negative result is valid if it includes the information specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2B,

c

a child is to be treated as possessing valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test taken by that child even if that notification is possessed by a person who is travelling with, and has responsibility for, that child,

d

“shuttle service” has the meaning given in section 1(9) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987.