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This Statutory Instrument has been made to correct errors in S. I. 2021/1210 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 1213

Public Health, England

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 17) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made

30th October 2021

Coming into force

at 3.59 a.m. on 1st November 2021

Laid before Parliament

at 11.00 a.m. on 1st November 2021

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

Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 17) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into force at 03.59 a.m. on 1st November 2021.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, and apply in relation to England only.

(4) In these Regulations, “the No. 17 Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2021(2).

Amendment of regulation 5 of the No. 17 Regulations

2.—(1) Regulation 5 (amendment of regulation 3A) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3), in the appropriate places in the alphabetical order insert—

Lesotho;

Peru;

Rwanda;

Seychelles;

Sierra Leone;

Sri Lanka;

Suriname;

Tanzania;

Trinidad and Tobago;

Tunisia;

Uganda;

Uruguay.

Maggie Throup

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Health and Social Care

30th October 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 5(3) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1210).

Regulation 2 adds to the list of countries and territories set out in regulation 5(3), which adds to the list of countries and territories which are “relevant countries”. People who have certification issued by relevant countries can count as “eligible travellers” for the purposes of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/582).

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).