The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 819

Public Health, England

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2020

Made

30th July 2020

Coming into force

31st July 2020

Laid before Parliament

at 3.00 p.m. on 31st July 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45B, 45F(2) and 45P(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(1).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 31st July 2020.

(3) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020(2).

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020

2.—(1) The principal Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In Part 1 of Schedule A1 (exempt countries and territories), omit “Luxembourg”.

Transitional and saving provision

3.  In relation to any person who arrived in England on or after 10th July 2020 but before 31st July 2020, the principal Regulations apply as if the amendment made by regulation 2 had not been made.

Grant Shapps

Secretary of State

Department for Transport

30th July 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/568) (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2 of these Regulations removes Luxembourg from the list of exempt countries and territories in Schedule A1 to the principal Regulations, from which passengers arriving in England are not required to self-isolate. Regulation 3 ensures that this amendment does not affect passengers who arrived before 31st July.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

(1)

1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).

(2)

S.I. 2020/568, amended by S.I. 2020/691, 724, 799, 805 and 813.