The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/568) (“the International Travel Regulations”) to prohibit the arrival in England of aircraft from the United Arab Emirates.

The Regulations also add further countries and territories to the list, in Schedule B1, of countries and territories subject to enhanced measures. Those countries and territories are Burundi, Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates. The enhanced measures—

(a) remove exemptions from the requirement to self-isolate and the requirement to complete a Passenger Locator Form for passengers who have arrived in England from these countries and territories or who have arrived in England from elsewhere and, during the 10 days preceding their arrival in England, have been in or transited through them;

(b) exclude arrivals from these countries and territories and members of their household from the “Test to Release” regime;

(c) require people residing with arrivals from these countries and territories to self-isolate.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.