The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020

[F1 Requirement to arrange tests before arriving in Wales E+W

6B.— (1) This regulation and regulation 6C apply to a person (“P”) aged 5 or over who is subject to an isolation requirement under regulation 7 (requirement to isolate: arrivals from outside the United Kingdom) or 8 (requirement to isolate: arrivals from another part of the United Kingdom).

(2) In this Part—

(a) a “day 2 test” is a test complying with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1C;

(b) a “day 8 test” is a test complying with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1C;

(c) a “public test provider” is a person who provides or administers a test exercising powers under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, the National Health Services Act 2006, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.

(3) Before arriving in Wales, P must arrange with a public test provider to take—

(a) a day 2 test, and

(b) a day 8 test,

after P’s arrival in Wales.

(4) But P is not required to comply with paragraph (3) if another person has arranged the tests on P’s behalf before P’s arrival in Wales.

(5) Where P is a child who arrives in Wales with a person (“R”) who has responsibility for P—

(a) (unless paragraph (4) applies to P) R must arrange tests in accordance with paragraph (3) on behalf of P, and

(b) P is not required to comply with paragraph (3).

(6) A test is not to be treated as having been arranged in accordance with this regulation unless—

(a) the person arranging the test notified the public test provider that the tests were being arranged for the purposes of this regulation, and

(b) the information specified in Schedule 1B was provided to the public test provider in relation to P.

(7) When the tests are arranged, the public test provider must provide a test reference number—

(a) to P, and

(b) to any person who arranges tests on P’s behalf.

(8) If requested by an immigration officer [F2 or a constable] to do so, P, or R if P is a child, must provide the officer [F3 or constable] with the test reference number or other evidence that the tests have been arranged on P’s behalf.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2B inserted (15.2.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/154), regs. 1(2), 3 (with reg. 21)

F2 Words in reg. 6B(8) inserted (13.3.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/305), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a)

F3 Words in reg. 6B(8) inserted (13.3.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/305), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b)