The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (revoked) No. 568

[F1 PART 2A E+W Prohibition on the arrival of aircraft and vessels into England

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2A inserted (15.1.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/47), regs. 1(2), 2(3)

Prohibition on arrival of aircraft into England E+W

4B.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), this regulation applies in relation to an aircraft whose last point of departure was in a country or territory listed in paragraph 1 of Schedule B2 (“a relevant aircraft”).

(2) This regulation does not apply in relation to—

(a) a commercially operated aircraft carrying no passengers;

(b) an aircraft operated by or in support of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

(3) An operator must not cause or permit a relevant aircraft to land in England unless—

(a) landing in England is reasonably necessary to secure the safety of the aircraft or the health and safety of any person aboard it;

(b) the landing is only for the purpose of refuelling, or aircraft maintenance, and no passengers are permitted to board, or disembark from, the aircraft; or

(c) the aircraft is an air ambulance and landing for the purpose of transporting a person for medical treatment.]