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PART 1E+WGeneral

Title and coming into forceE+W

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force at 12.01 a.m. on 8 June 2020.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

General interpretationE+W

2.—(1) In these Regulations –

“child” (“plentyn”) means a person under 18 years of age and any reference to an “adult” (“oedolyn”) is to be interpreted accordingly;

“coronavirus” (“coronafeirws”) means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2);

[F1““device” (“dyfais”) means an in vitro diagnostic medical device within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002;]

“Immigration Acts” (“y Deddfau Mewnfudo”) has the meaning given by section 61 of the UK Borders Act 2007 M1;

“immigration officer” (“swyddog mewnfudo”) means a person appointed by the Secretary of State as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 M2;

“passenger information” (“gwybodaeth am deithiwr”) means the information specified in Schedule 1;

“premises” (“mangre”) includes any garden, yard, passage, stair, garage, outhouse, or other appurtenance of such premises.

[F2““qualifying test” ( “prawf cymhwysol”) means a test that is a qualifying test for the purposes of regulation 6A;]

[F3““sensitivity” (“sensitifrwydd”), in relation to a device, means how often the device correctly generates a positive result;]

[F4““specificity” (“penodolrwydd”), in relation to a device, means how often the device correctly generates a negative result;]

(2) For the purpose of these Regulations, a person has responsibility for a child if—

(a)the person has custody or charge of the child, or

(b)the person has parental responsibility for the child (within the meaning of the Children Act 1989) M3.

(3) In these Regulations—

“aircraft” (“awyren”) M4;

“the common travel area” (“yr ardal deithio gyffredin”) M5;

“port” (“porthladd”) M6;

“ship” (“llong”) M7,

have the same meaning as they have in the Immigration Act 1971.

[F5(4) For the purposes of these Regulations, a person who arrives by ship or aircraft in a non-exempt country or territory (within the meaning of regulation 9(1)) is not to be treated as having been in that place unless—

(a)the person disembarks from the aircraft or ship while it is at the place, or

(b)where the person remains on the ship or aircraft while it is at the place, any other passengers embark on the aircraft or ship at the place.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M12007 c. 30. Section 61 was amended by section 73(5) of the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22) and section 92(5) of the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19).

M21971 c. 77. Paragraph 1 was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17), and by S.I. 1993/1813.

M4See section 33(1).

M5See section 1(3). It provides that the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and the Republic of Ireland are collectively referred to in that Act as “the common travel area”.

M6See section 33(1).

M7See section 33(1).

PART 2E+WRequirement to provide information

Persons arriving from outside the common travel areaE+W

3.—(1) In this Part, references to “P” are to—

(a)a person who arrives in Wales by ship or aircraft from a place outside the common travel area, or

(b)a person who—

(i)arrives in Wales by ship or aircraft from the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, and

(ii)has, within the period of [F610] days ending with the person's arrival, been in a place outside the common travel area.

(2) But references to P do not include [F7—

(a)a person described in Part 1 of Schedule 2,

(b)a person described in paragraph 12(1)(b) of Schedule 2 (operational, maintenance and security workers working on the Channel Tunnel), or

(c)a person described in paragraph (3), in respect of whom the condition in paragraph (4) is met.]

[F8(3) The descriptions of person are—

(a)a person who is a road passenger transport worker, within the meaning of paragraph 6 of Schedule 2;

(b)a person described in paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 (masters and seamen);

(c)a person described in paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 (pilots involved in merchant shipping);

(d)a person described in paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 (inspectors and surveyors of ships);

(e)a person described in paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 (crew on aircraft);

(f)a person described in paragraph 12(1)(a) or (c) of Schedule 2 (drivers, crew and other persons performing essential functions in relation to the Channel Tunnel).

(4) The condition mentioned in paragraph (2)(c) is met in relation to a person if the person has, on their journey to Wales travelled only—

(a)on a ship or aircraft which does not carry passengers;

(b)in an area of a ship or aircraft which is not accessed by passengers.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Requirement to provide passenger informationE+W

4.—(1) P must submit the following information to the Secretary of State electronically [F9on or before arrival] in Wales, using a facility provided by the Secretary of State for this purpose—

(a)P's passenger information, and

(b)where P arrives in Wales accompanied by a child for whom P has responsibility, the child's passenger information.

(2) Where P arrives in Wales at a port—

(a)P must comply with paragraph (1) before leaving the port, and

(b)an immigration officer at the port must provide P with any assistance the officer considers necessary to enable P to comply with paragraph (1).

(3) P is not required to comply with paragraph (1) if the passenger information has, before P's arrival in Wales, been provided electronically to the Secretary of State using a facility provided by the Secretary of State for this purpose.

(4) But where paragraph (3) applies P must, if requested by an immigration officer to do so, provide the officer with evidence that the passenger information has been provided.

(5) Where P is a child in respect of whom passenger information has been provided by a person with responsibility for P in accordance with paragraph (1)(b), P is not required by paragraph (1)(a) to provide P's passenger information.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I4Reg. 4 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Requirement to notify changes to passenger informationE+W

5.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where—

(a)P is required by regulation 7 or 8 to reside in (and not leave or be outside of) premises until the end of the last day of P's isolation (within the meaning given by regulation 12), and

(b)before the end of that day, P's passenger information changes.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, P must provide updated passenger information to the Secretary of State electronically as soon as is reasonably practicable, using a facility provided by the Secretary of State for this purpose.

(3) Where P is a child for whom another person has responsibility—

(a)P is not required to provide updated passenger information under paragraph (2), and

(b)the other person is required to provide the updated passenger information on behalf of P.

Commencement Information

I5Reg. 5 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Passenger information not in a person's possession or controlE+W

6.  Nothing in regulation 4 or 5 requires a person to provide passenger information if the information is not within the person's possession or under the person's control.

Commencement Information

I6Reg. 6 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

[F10PART 2AE+WNotification of a negative test result etc.

Textual Amendments

Requirement to possess notification of a negative test resultE+W

6A.—(1) A person (“P”) aged 11 or over who arrives in Wales from outside the common travel area must, possess on arrival —

(a)valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test taken by P, and

(b)where P is an adult who arrives in Wales accompanied by a child aged 11 or over for whom P has responsibility, valid notification of a negative result from a qualifying test taken by the child.

(2) Where P—

(a)possesses a notification referred to in paragraph (1), and

(b)is requested by an immigration officer to do so,

P must produce, physically or digitally, the notification, if requested to do so by an immigration officer.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to P if P is a child aged under 11 who arrives in Wales accompanied by an adult who has responsibility for P.

(4) In paragraphs (1) and (2), references to P do not include—

(a)a person described in paragraph 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 28 of Schedule 2,

(b)a road haulage worker as described in paragraph 6 of Schedule 2,

(c)a person described in any sub-paragraph of paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1A.

(5) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)a test is a qualifying test if it complies with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1A,

(b)a notification of a negative result is valid if it includes the information specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1A.]

PART 3E+WRequirement to isolate etc.

Requirement to isolate: arrivals from outside the United KingdomE+W

7.—(1) This regulation applies to a person (“P”)—

(a)who arrives in Wales by ship or aircraft from a [F11non-exempt country or territory], or

(b)who—

(i)arrives in Wales by ship or aircraft from [F12an exempt country or territory that is not part of the United Kingdom], and

(ii)has, within the period of [F1310] days ending with the day of P's arrival in Wales, [F14been in a non-exempt country or territory].

(2) P must—

(a)travel directly to specified premises in Wales suitable for P to reside in until the end of the last day of P's isolation, or

(b)travel directly to a part of the United Kingdom other than Wales.

(3) Where P travels to specified premises in Wales to reside in, as required by paragraph (2)(a), P may not leave or be outside the premises before the end of the last day of P's isolation unless—

(a)authorised by regulation 10(4) (temporary departure from premises) to do so, or

(b)this paragraph ceases to apply in relation to P by virtue of regulation 10(3) (leaving Wales).

(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), the specified premises are—

(a)the premises specified in P's passenger information as the premises at which P intends to reside for the purposes of this regulation (unless sub-paragraph (d) applies to P);

(b)if P is a person described in—

(i)paragraph 1(1)(a) to (k) of Schedule 2 who has not satisfied the conditions in paragraph 1(2) of that Schedule, or

(ii)paragraph 1(1)(l) of that Schedule,

premises at which P intends to reside for the purposes of this regulation;

(c)if P's passenger information does not specify premises at which P intends to reside for the purposes of this regulation, the premises arranged by P under paragraph (5);

(d)if P is subject to a requirement imposed under or by virtue of the Immigration Acts to reside at particular premises in Wales, those premises.

(5) Where P's passenger information does not specify premises at which P intends to reside for the purposes of this regulation, P must, as soon as is reasonably practicable—

(a)make arrangements to reside at premises in Wales suitable for P to reside in until the end of the last day of P's isolation, and

(b)notify the Secretary of State of the address of those premises electronically using a facility provided by the Secretary of State for this purpose.

(6) But where P arrived in Wales at a port, P must comply with the requirements of paragraph (5) before leaving the port.

(7) Where paragraph (5) applies, the Welsh Ministers must provide or secure the provision of such assistance as they consider necessary (if any) to ensure P is able to make the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (5)(a).

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Commencement Information

I7Reg. 7 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Requirement to isolate: arrivals from another part of the United KingdomE+W

8.—(1) This regulation applies to a person (“P”) —

(a)who arrives in Wales from elsewhere in the United Kingdom, and

(b)has within the period of [F1510] days ending with the day of P's arrival in Wales, [F16been in a non-exempt country or territory].

(2) But references to P do not include—

(a)a person—

(i)who arrives in Wales for the purpose of returning to the premises in Wales at which the person is residing for the purposes of regulation 7(3), and

(ii)who left Wales temporarily, for one or more of the reasons authorised by regulation 10(4);

(b)a person—

(i)who is required to reside at premises elsewhere in the United Kingdom by provision in Regulations made as respects England, Scotland or Northern Ireland (as the case may be) that are equivalent to these Regulations,

(ii)who is permitted to leave that other part of the United Kingdom temporarily by virtue of those Regulations, and

(iii)who remains in Wales for no longer than is necessary.

[F17(c)a person—

(i)who is no longer required to isolate under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 by virtue of regulation 4(13A) of those Regulations,

(ii)who is in Wales for one or more of the reasons listed in regulation 10(4)(b) to (k) of these Regulations, and

(iii)who remains in Wales for no longer than is necessary.]

(3) P must—

(a)travel directly to premises in Wales that are suitable for P to reside in until the end of the last day of P's isolation, and

(b)may not leave or be outside the premises before the end of the last day of P's isolation unless—

(i)authorised by regulation 10(4) (temporary departure from premises) to do so, or

(ii)this paragraph ceases to apply in relation to P by virtue of regulation 10(3) (leaving Wales).

(4) P must also—

(a)before arriving in Wales, or

(b)as soon as practicable after arriving,

notify the Secretary of State of the address of the premises at which P intends to reside for the purposes of paragraph (3) electronically using a facility provided by the Secretary of State for this purpose.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Commencement Information

I8Reg. 8 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Isolation requirements: exemptionsE+W

9.—[F18(1) For the purposes of this Part, “exempt country or territory” means—

(a)a country or territory within the common travel area;

(b)a country or territory listed in Schedule 3;

and any reference to a “non-exempt country or territory” is to be interpreted accordingly.]

[F19(2)] Regulations 7 and 8 do not apply to a person described in —

(a)paragraph 1(1)(a) to (k) of Schedule 2 who satisfies the conditions in [F20paragraph 1(2)] of that Schedule;

(b)paragraphs 2 to [F2139] of Schedule 2.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I9Reg. 9 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Isolation requirements: exceptionsE+W

10.—(1) This regulation applies where a person (“P”) is required to reside in (and not leave or be outside of) premises in Wales by an isolation requirement.

(2) “Isolation requirement” in relation to P means a requirement imposed by—

(a)regulation 7(3);

(b)regulation 8(3)(b).

(3) An isolation requirement ceases to apply in relation to P if P leaves Wales, unless P is temporarily outside Wales for a purpose authorised by paragraph (4)(b) to [F22(k)].

(4) P may leave and be outside of the premises for as long as is necessary—

(a)to travel for the purpose of leaving Wales in the manner described by paragraph (3);

(b)to obtain basic necessities (including for other persons at the premises or any pets at the premises), where it is not possible or practicable—

(i)for another person at the premises to obtain them on P's behalf, or

(ii)to obtain them by delivery to the premises from a third party;

(c)to seek medical assistance, where this is required urgently or on the advice of a registered medical practitioner;

(d)to receive a health service provided by a registered medical practitioner, where the provision of the service was arranged before P's arrival in the United Kingdom;

(e)to assist a person receiving a health service described in paragraph (d), or to accompany that person if P is a child for whom the person has responsibility;

[F23(ea)where P is a child who does not live in the same household as P’s parents, or one of P’s parents, to continue existing arrangements for access to, and contact between, P and P’s parents, and for the purposes of this sub-paragraph, “parent” includes a person who is not a parent of P, but who has parental responsibility for, or who has care of, P;]

(f)to access veterinary services where—

(i)they are required urgently for a pet at the premises, and

(ii)it is not possible for another person at the premises to access those services;

(g)to carry out specified activities in relation to edible horticulture, but only if P is residing at the premises in connection with those activities;

(h)to avoid illness or injury or to escape a risk of harm;

(i)to fulfil a legal obligation, including attending court or satisfying bail conditions, or to participate in legal proceedings;

(j)to access public services (including social services or victims' services) where—

(i)access to the service is critical to P's well-being, and

(ii)the service cannot be provided if P remains at the premises;

[F24(ja)where P is competing in a sporting event specified in Schedule 4 or providing coaching or other support to a person who is competing in such an event, to participate in the event or to undertake training or other activities connected to the event;

(jb)where P is officiating at, or is involved in running, such a sporting event, to attend the event or to undertake activities connected to officiating or running the event;

F25(jc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F25(jd). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F26(jh)where P is an elite athlete who has travelled to the United Kingdom to undergo one or more medical examination, to attend that medical examination, provided—

(i)the medical examination is for the purpose of a business determining whether to offer P a contract to participate in an elite competition on behalf of that business,

(ii)P is in possession of written confirmation from that business of the arrangements referred to in paragraph (i), and

(iii)such arrangements were made prior to P arriving in the United Kingdom;

(ji)where P is a person who is travelling with an elite athlete for the purpose of sub-paragraph (jh), to provide assistance and support to that elite athlete in connection with such medical examination;

(jj)where P is an elite athlete who has contracted with a business to participate in an elite competition, to participate in such competition or undertake training or other activities connected to that elite competition;]

F27(je). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F27(jf). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F27(jg). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

(k)for compassionate reasons, including to attend the funeral of—

(i)a member of P's family;

(ii)a close friend.

(5) Where—

(a)a legal obligation requires P to change the premises at which P resides for the purpose of an isolation requirement, or

(b)P is otherwise unable to remain at the premises at which P is residing for the purpose of an isolation requirement,

P may travel directly to alternative premises in Wales that are suitable for P to reside in until the end of the last day of P's isolation; and references in this Part to premises, in relation to an isolation requirement, are to be read accordingly.

(6) Where paragraph (5) applies, P must notify the Secretary of State of the address of the alternative premises electronically as soon as is reasonably practicable using a facility provided by the Secretary of State for this purpose.

(7) An isolation requirement does not apply in relation to any period during which P is—

(a)removed to, directed to go to or directed to remain at a place by an immigration officer, constable or public health officer under Schedule 21 to the Coronavirus Act 2020 M8;

(b)detained at a place by virtue of a requirement imposed under the Immigration Acts.

(8) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)“edible horticulture” (“garddwriaeth fwytadwy”) means growing—

(i)protected vegetables grown in glasshouse systems,

(ii)field vegetables grown outdoors, including vegetables, herbs, leafy salads and potatoes,

(iii)soft fruit grown outdoors or under cover,

(iv)trees that bear fruit,

(v)vines and bines, or

(vi)mushrooms;

[F28“elite athlete” (“athletwr elît”) has the same meaning as in paragraph 38(2)(a) of Schedule 2]

[F28“elite competition” (“cystadleuaeth elît”) has the same meaning as in paragraph 38(2)(b) of Schedule 2]

“health service” (“gwasanaeth iechyd”) means a service provided for or in connection with—

(i)

the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness, or

(ii)

the promotion or protection of public health;

M9“registered medical practitioner” (“ymarferydd meddygol cofrestredig”) means a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 who holds a licence to practise under that Act;

“specified activities” (“gweithgareddau penodedig”), in relation to edible horticulture, means—

(i)

crop maintenance,

(ii)

crop harvesting,

(iii)

tunnel construction and dismantling,

(iv)

irrigation installation and maintaining,

(v)

crop husbandry,

(vi)

packing and processing of crops on employers premises,

(vii)

preparing and dismantling growing areas and media,

(viii)

general primary production work in edible horticulture,

(ix)

activities relating to supervising teams of horticulture workers.

F29(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F29(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F29(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F29(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I10Reg. 10 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M91983 c. 54. see section 55(1). The definition of “fully registered person” was amended by S.I. 2006/1914, S.I. 2007/3101 and S.I. 2008/1774

Requirement on persons with responsibility for childrenE+W

11.  Where a requirement is imposed under regulation 7, 8 or 10 on a child, a person with responsibility for the child must take all reasonable measures to ensure that the child complies with the requirement.

Commencement Information

I11Reg. 11 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Last day of isolationE+W

12.  For the purposes of regulations 7, 8 and 10, the last day of P's isolation is the last day of the period of [F3010 days beginning with the day after] the day on which P [F31was last in a non-exempt country or territory].

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I12Reg. 12 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Special rules applicable to persons travelling from DenmarkE+W

F3212A.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Special rules applicable to persons travelling from South AfricaE+W

F3312C.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F34PART 3AE+WTravel from Denmark

Textual Amendments

Prohibition on the arrival of aircraft and vessels travelling directly from DenmarkE+W

F3412B.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F35PART 3BE+WTravel from South Africa

Textual Amendments

Prohibition on the arrival of aircraft and vessels travelling directly from DenmarkE+W

F3512D.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F36PART 3CE+WTravel from a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A

Textual Amendments

Additional measures applicable to persons travelling from a country or territory listed in Schedule 3AE+W

12E.—(1) This regulation applies where an isolation requirement (within the meaning given by regulation 10(2)) is imposed on a person (“P”) because P—

(a)has arrived in Wales from a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A, or

(b)has, within the period of 10 days ending with the day of P’s arrival in Wales, been in a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A.

(2) Regulations 7(1) and 8(1) are to be read in relation to P as if references to “a non-exempt country or territory” were references to “a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A”.

(3) The isolation requirement imposed on P by virtue of regulation 7(1) or 8(1) as modified by paragraph (2), is also imposed on all members of P’s household.

(4) Despite regulation 9(2), regulations 7 and 8 apply to P.

(5) A member of P’s household is not exempt from the isolation requirement by virtue by regulation 9(2).

(6) Accordingly neither P nor any member of P’s household is to be treated as a person described in any paragraph of Schedule 2.

(7) For the purposes of regulation 10, a member of P’s household is to be treated as if that person were P.

(8) Regulation 10 applies to P (and a member of P’s household by virtue of paragraph (7)) as if, for paragraph (4) of that regulation, there were substituted—

“(4) P may leave and be outside of the premises—

(a)for as long as is necessary—

(i)to seek medical assistance, where this is required urgently or on the advice of a registered medical practitioner;

(ii)to avoid serious illness, serious injury or other risk of serious harm;

(iii)to fulfil a legal obligation, including attending court or satisfying bail conditions, or to participate in legal proceedings;

(b)if required to do so by a constable;

(c)to travel for the purpose of leaving Wales.”

[F37(9) This regulation does not apply where P—

(a)is a road haulage worker (within the meaning given in paragraph 6 of Schedule 2),

(b)was last in Portugal within the period of 10 days ending with the day of P’s arrival in Wales, and

(c)has not, during that period, been in any other country or territory listed in Schedule 3A.]

Textual Amendments

Prohibition on the arrival of aircraft and vessels travelling directly from a country or territory listed in Schedule 3AE+W

12F.—[F38(1) The person with management or control of an aircraft or vessel whose last point of departure was a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A must not cause or permit it to arrive in Wales unless—

(a)it is reasonably necessary for it to do so to secure the safety of the aircraft or vessel or the health and safety of any person aboard it;

(b)the arrival in Wales is only for the purpose of refuelling, or maintenance of the aircraft or vessel, and no passengers are permitted to board, or disembark from, the aircraft or vessel;

(c)the aircraft is an air ambulance and landing for the purpose of transporting a person for medical treatment; or

(d)otherwise required pursuant to a direction issued under Schedule 3A to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.]

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to—

(a)a commercially operated aircraft or vessel carrying no passengers;

(b)an aircraft or vessel operated by or in support of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom;

(c)an aircraft or vessel which was last in a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A 11 or more days prior to its arrival in Wales.

(3) In this regulation—

(a)“arrive” means—

(i)in relation to an aircraft, to land;

(ii)in relation to a vessel, to moor at any place;

(b)“passenger” means a person carried in or on an aircraft or vessel other than a member of its crew.]

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

PART 4E+WEnforcement and offences

Enforcement of requirement to isolateE+W

13.—(1) Where a constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person (“P”) is contravening regulation 7(3) or 8(3)(b), the constable may—

(a)direct P to return to the premises where P is residing,

(b)remove P to the premises, or

(c)where it is not practicable or appropriate in the circumstances to take the action in sub-paragraph (a) or (b), remove P to premises secured by the Welsh Ministers which are suitable for P to reside in for the purposes of regulation 7(3) or 8(3)(b).

(2) A constable exercising the power in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the power.

(3) Where P is a child accompanied by a person who has responsibility for the child—

(a)the constable may direct the person with that responsibility to take the child to the premises where the child is residing, and

(b)the person must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure that the child complies with any direction or instruction given by the constable to the child.

(4) A constable may take such other action as the constable considers necessary and proportionate to facilitate the exercise of a power conferred on the constable by this regulation.

(5) A constable may not exercise a power conferred on the constable by this regulation unless the constable considers that it is necessary and proportionate to do so.

Commencement Information

I13Reg. 13 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

OffencesE+W

14.—(1) An adult who contravenes a requirement in regulation—

(a)4(1) or (4),

[F39(aa)6A(1) or (2),]

(b)5(2),

(c)7(2), (3) or (5),

(d)8(3) or (4),

(e)10(6), F40... F41...

(f)11, F42... [F43or]

F44(g). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F45(g)12D(1),]

commits an offence.

[F46(1A) But a person does not commit an offence where they contravene a requirement in regulation 6A(1), if they reasonably believed at the time of the contravention that a notification in their possession of a negative result relating to the person or to a child for whom the person has responsibility (as the case may be) was valid and from a qualifying test (for the purposes of that regulation).]

(2) It is an offence for an adult to provide false or misleading information to the Secretary of State for the purposes of regulation 4, 5, 7(5), 8(4) or 10(6) where—

(a)the person knows the information is false or misleading, or

(b)the person is reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading.

(3) An adult who fails to comply with a direction given by a constable under regulation 13 commits an offence.

(4) An adult who intentionally obstructs any person exercising functions under these Regulations commits an offence.

(5) It is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under paragraph (1) or (3) to show that the person had a reasonable excuse for the contravention, or failure to comply, in question.

[F47(5A) In relation to an offence of contravening regulation 6A(1), the circumstances under which a person has a reasonable excuse include where—

(a)a person was medically unfit to provide a sample for a qualifying test before travelling to Wales and possesses a document, signed by a medical practitioner entitled to practise in the country or territory in which that practitioner was based, to that effect,

(b)it was not reasonably practicable for a person to obtain a qualifying test before travelling to Wales due to—

(i)a disability,

(ii)the need to obtain urgent medical treatment

(c)a person was accompanying, in order to provide support (whether medical or otherwise), a person described in sub-paragraph (b) and where it was not reasonably practicable for the accompanying person to obtain a qualifying test before travelling to Wales,

(d)a person began their journey to Wales in a country or territory in which a qualifying test was not available to the public (with or without payment) or in which it was not reasonably practicable for a person to obtain a qualifying test due to a lack of reasonable access to a qualifying test or testing facility and it was not reasonably practicable for them to obtain a qualifying test in their last point of departure if this was different to where they began their journey,

(e)the time it has taken a person to travel from the country or territory where they began their journey to the country or territory of their last point of departure prior to arriving in Wales meant that it was not reasonably practicable for them to meet the requirement in paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 1A, and it was not reasonably practicable for them to obtain a qualifying test in their last point of departure.]

(6) A person who commits an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(7) Section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 M10 applies in relation to an offence under this regulation as if the reasons in subsection (5) of that section included—

(a)to maintain public health;

(b)to maintain public order.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I14Reg. 14 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M101984 c. 60. Section 24 was substituted by s.110(1) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15).

ProsecutionsE+W

15.  No proceedings for an offence under these Regulations may be brought other than by the Director of Public Prosecutions or any person designated by the Welsh Ministers.

Commencement Information

I15Reg. 15 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Fixed penalty noticesE+W

16.—(1) An immigration officer may issue a fixed penalty notice to any adult the officer reasonably believes has committed an offence—

(a)under regulation 14(1) or (2)—

(i)in relation to a requirement in regulation 4(1) or (4), 5(2), [F486A(1) or (2)] or 7(5), or

(ii)in relation to a contravention of the requirement in regulation 11 which relates to the requirement in regulation 7(5), or

(b)under regulation 14(4) where the person is believed to have intentionally obstructed a person carrying out a function in relation to one of those requirements.

(2) A constable may issue a fixed penalty notice to any adult the constable reasonably believes has committed an offence under these Regulations.

(3) A fixed penalty notice is a notice offering the person to whom it is issued the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for the offence by payment of a fixed penalty to—

(a)the Welsh Ministers, or

(b)a person designated by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of receiving payment under this regulation.

(4) Where a person is issued with a notice under this regulation in respect of an offence—

(a)no proceedings may be taken for the offence before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date the notice is issued;

(b)the person may not be convicted of the offence if the person pays the fixed penalty before the end of that period.

(5) A fixed penalty notice must—

(a)describe the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence,

(b)state the period during which (because of paragraph (4)(a)) proceedings will not be taken for the offence,

(c)specify the amount of the fixed penalty,

(d)state the name and address of the person to whom the fixed penalty may be paid, and

(e)specify permissible methods of payment.

(6) Where the fixed penalty notice is issued in respect of an offence—

(a)of contravening a requirement imposed by regulation 7(2) or (3), 8(3) or 11,

[F49(aa)of contravening a requirement imposed by regulation 6A,]

(b)under regulation 14(3), or

(c)under regulation 14(4) where the person is believed to have intentionally obstructed a person carrying out a function in relation to regulation 7(2) or (3), 8(3) or 11,

the amount specified under paragraph (5)(c) [F50is to be as set out in paragraph (6A)].

[F51(6A) The amount specified as the fixed penalty in paragraph (6) is to be—

(a)in the case of the first fixed penalty notice received, £500;

(b)in the case of the second fixed penalty notice received, £1000;

(c)in the case of the third fixed penalty notice received, £2000;

(d)in the case of the fourth and any subsequent fixed penalty notice received, £4000.]

(7) Where the fixed penalty notice is issued in respect of an offence (an “information or notification offence”)—

(a)of contravening a requirement imposed by regulation 4(1) or (4), 5(2), 7(5), 8(4) or 10(6), or

(b)under regulation 14(4) where the person is believed to have intentionally obstructed a person carrying out a function in relation to one of those requirements,

the amount specified under paragraph (5)(c) must be £60 (subject to paragraphs (8) and (9)).

(8) A fixed penalty notice issued in respect of an information or notification offence may specify that if £30 is paid before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the day after the date the notice is issued, that is the amount of the fixed penalty.

(9) But if the person to whom a fixed penalty notice in respect of an information or notification offence is issued has already received a fixed penalty notice in respect of such of such an offence—

(a)paragraph (8) does not apply, and

(b)the amount specified as the fixed penalty is to be—

(i)in the case of the second fixed penalty notice received, £120;

(ii)in the case of the third fixed penalty notice received, £240;

(iii)in the case of the fourth fixed penalty notice received, £480;

(iv)in the case of the fifth fixed penalty notice received, £960;

(v)in the case of the sixth and any subsequent fixed penalty notice received, £1920.

(10) Whatever other method may be specified under paragraph (5)(e), payment of a fixed penalty may be made by pre-paying and posting to the person whose name is stated under paragraph (5)(d), at the stated address, a letter containing the amount of the penalty (in cash or otherwise).

(11) Where a letter is sent as mentioned in paragraph (10), payment is regarded as having been made at the time at which that letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.

(12) In any proceedings, a certificate that—

(a)purports to be signed by or on behalf of—

(i)the Welsh Ministers, or

(ii)a person designated by the Welsh Ministers under paragraph (3)(b), and

(b)states that the payment of a fixed penalty was, or was not, received by the date specified in the certificate,

is evidence of the facts stated.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I16Reg. 16 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

PART 5E+WInformation sharing

Use and disclosure of informationE+W

17.—(1) In this regulation and regulation 18, “relevant information” means—

(a)Welsh passenger information;

(b)other UK passenger information.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)“Welsh passenger information” means—

(i)passenger information provided to the Secretary of State for the purpose of regulation 4 or 5;

(ii)information provided to the Secretary of State in a notification given under regulation 7(5)(b), 8(4) or 10(6);

(b)“other UK passenger information” means information provided to a person under provision in Regulations made as respects England, Scotland or Northern Ireland (as the case may be) that is equivalent to provision mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).

(3) In this regulation, any reference to the holder of information is a reference to—

(a)the Secretary of State;

(b)a person to whom the information was disclosed under paragraph (4) or (5).

(4) The holder of Welsh passenger information may disclose it to another person (the “recipient”) in circumstances where it is necessary for the recipient to have the information—

(a)for the purpose of carrying out a function of the recipient under—

(i)these Regulations, or

(ii)Regulations made as respects England, Scotland or Northern Ireland (as the case may be) that are equivalent to these Regulations;

(b)for the purpose of—

(i)preventing danger to public health as a result of the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus,

(ii)monitoring the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus, or

(iii)giving effect to any international agreement or arrangement relating to the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus;

(c)for a purpose connected with, or otherwise incidental to, a purpose described in sub-paragraph (a) or (b).

(5) The holder of other UK passenger information may disclose it to another person (the “recipient”) in circumstances where it is necessary for the recipient to have the information—

(a)for the purpose of carrying out a function of the recipient under these Regulations;

(b)for the purpose of—

(i)preventing danger to public health in Wales as a result of the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus,

(ii)monitoring the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus in Wales, or

(iii)giving effect in Wales to any international agreement or arrangement relating to the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus;

(c)for a purpose connected with, or otherwise incidental to, a purpose described in sub-paragraph (a) or (b).

(6) A holder of relevant information may not use the information otherwise than—

(a)for the purpose of carrying out a function of the holder under these Regulations;

(b)in the case of Welsh passenger information, for a purpose described in paragraph (4)(b);

(c)in the case of other UK passenger information, for a purpose described in paragraph (5)(b);

(d)for a purpose connected with, or otherwise incidental to, a purpose described in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

(7) Despite paragraphs (4), (5) and (6), this regulation does not limit the circumstances in which information may otherwise lawfully be disclosed or used under any other enactment or rule of law.

(8) Disclosure which is authorised by this regulation does not breach—

(a)an obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or

(b)any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).

(9) Nothing in this regulation authorises the disclosure of personal data where doing so contravenes the data protection legislation.

(10) In [F52paragraph (9)], “data protection legislation” and “personal data” have the same meanings as in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 M11.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I17Reg. 17 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

Self-incriminationE+W

18.—(1) Relevant information may be used in evidence against the person to whom the information relates in criminal proceedings.

(2) Where the information is used in proceedings other than for an offence under these Regulations or section 5 of the Perjury Act 1911 M12 (false statements made otherwise than on oath)—

(a)no evidence relating to the information may be adduced by or on behalf of the prosecution, and

(b)no question relating to the information may be asked by or on behalf of the prosecution.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply if, in the proceedings—

(a)evidence relating to the information is adduced by or on behalf of the person who provided it, or

(b)a question relating to the information is asked by or on behalf of that person.

Commencement Information

I18Reg. 18 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M121911 c. 6. Section 5 was amended by section 1(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 (c. 58).

PART 6E+WReview and expiry

Review of requirementsE+W

19.  The Welsh Ministers must review the need for the requirements imposed by these Regulations, and whether those requirements are proportionate to what the Welsh Ministers seek to achieve by them—

(a)by 29th June 2020,

[F53(b)by 27 July 2020;

(c)at least once in the period of 28 days beginning with 28 July 2020;

(d)at least once in each subsequent period of 28 days.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I19Reg. 19 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Expiry of RegulationsE+W

20.—(1) These Regulations expire at the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which they come into force.

(2) The expiry of these Regulations does not affect the validity of anything done pursuant to these Regulations before they expire.

Commencement Information

I20Reg. 20 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Mark Drakeford

The First Minister, one of the Welsh Ministers

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