16.—[F1(1) An operator must ensure that—
(a)a passenger—
(i)who presents at immigration control at the Channel Tunnel shuttle terminal area in France, with the intention of boarding a shuttle service destined for the United Kingdom, has completed a Passenger Locator Form,
(ii)who arrives at a port in England on a relevant service other than a shuttle service has completed a Passenger Locator Form; and
(b)a passenger possesses evidence that they are a person described in a paragraph of Schedule 4 (exemptions), where they have indicated on the Passenger Locator Form that they are such a person.
(1A) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply in relation to a person described in paragraph 13(2)(c)(i) of Schedule 4 (road haulage worker), who is the driver of a goods vehicle that has been or will be conveyed to England on the relevant service.]
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a passenger—
[F2(a)whom the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, reasonably believes—
(i)is not required to comply with the requirement in regulation 3(1) or (2), or
(ii)has a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with that requirement;]
[F3(aa)who is being lawfully compelled to travel to the United Kingdom in the course of an extradition, prisoner repatriation or deportation;]
(b)who informs the operator, or a person acting on behalf of the operator, that they have a disability which prevents them from completing a Passenger Locator Form; or
(c)who is a child, travelling without an individual who has responsibility for them.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 16(1)(1A) substituted for reg. 16(1) (2.8.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/914), regs. 1(2), 5 (with reg. 12(a))
F2Reg. 16(2)(a) substituted (22.6.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/731), regs. 1(2), 2(5)
F3Reg. 16(2)(aa) inserted (29.6.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/766), regs. 1(2), 7
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 16 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)