These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/568) to—
expand the definition of aircraft crew in Schedule 2, which is relevant to exemptions from the requirements imposed by those Regulations, to include additional personnel carried on aircraft;
remove a specific exemption in Schedule 2B for those personnel, which is redundant following the above change;
update the list of specified competitions in Schedule 3, which is relevant to the exemptions for sportspersons.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Passengers Travelling to England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/567) are amended to impose a new requirement on the operators of commercial transport services departing from England to a place outside the common travel area. Such operators will be required to provide information to passengers about the current restrictions on movement before their departure. Additionally, as the scope of those Regulations is being widened, its title is amended to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for International Passengers) (England) Regulations 2020.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.