PART 2Requirements on persons arriving in England

Test requirements: offshore installation workersI18

1

This regulation applies to a person (“P”) to whom regulation 5(4) applies.

2

P must undertake a day 2 test after arriving in England but before P departs to the offshore installation.

3

If P intends to depart to the offshore installation before P has received the result of the day 2 test undertaken pursuant to paragraph (2), P must also take a workforce test before P departs to the offshore installation.

4

If a workforce test undertaken pursuant to paragraph (3) generates a positive result P must self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations until P has received the result of the day 2 test undertaken pursuant to paragraph (2).

5

If the day 2 test undertaken pursuant to paragraph (2) generates a positive result P must self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations until the end of the 10th day after P undertook that test.

6

If the day 2 test undertaken pursuant to paragraph (2) generates a negative result, from the time that P is notified of that result, P is no longer subject to any requirement to self-isolate by virtue of paragraph (4).

7

Subject to paragraph (8), while P is on an offshore installation, P must undertake a workforce test before the end of the third day following the day P arrives on the installation and then within each successive 3 day period within 3 days of the test most recently taken.

8

P is not required to undertake any workforce test after the 10th day after the day P arrived in England.

9

If a workforce test undertaken pursuant to paragraph (7) generates a positive result, P must—

a

undertake a day 2 test as soon as reasonably practicable; and

b

self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations until the earlier of—

i

the time P is notified of the result of the day 2 test undertaken pursuant to sub-paragraph (a), or

ii

the end of the 10th day after the day P arrived in England.

10

If a day 2 test undertaken pursuant to paragraph (9)(a) generates a positive result, P must self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations until the 10th day after the day P undertook that test.

11

If a day 2 test undertaken pursuant to paragraph (9)(a) generates a negative result, from the time that P is notified of that result P is no longer subject to any requirement to self-isolate by virtue of paragraph (9)(b).

12

If P returns to England from the offshore installation on or before the 8th day after the day P arrived in England, P must undertake a day 8 test on, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, the 8th day after P the day arrived in England.

13

If the day 8 test undertaken pursuant to paragraph (12) generates a positive result, P must self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations until the end of the 10th day after P undertook that test.

14

In this regulation—

  • day 2 test” has the same meaning as in regulation 6(12)(a);

  • day 8 test” has the same meaning as in regulation 6(12)(b);

  • offshore installation” has the same meaning as in paragraph 29 of Schedule 4;

  • workforce test” has the same meaning as in regulation 7(6)(b).