Amendment to regulation 3A
5. In regulation 3A(1) (requirement to possess notification of negative test result), after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) A person must as soon as reasonably practicable undertake a test that complies with paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 2B if—
(a)the person requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom,
(b)an immigration officer suspects the person has—
(i)evaded, or attempted to evade, immigration control, or
(ii)been arrested, detained or granted immigration bail by an immigration officer in accordance with the Immigration Acts,
(c)the person fails to produce valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test when requested to do so by an immigration officer, and
(d)an immigration officer requires the person to undertake such a test.”.
Regulation 3A was inserted by S.I. 2021/38.