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

PART 1 E+W Persons not required to comply with regulation [F1 4, 5, 7 or 8]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 heading substituted (15.6.2020 at 5.38 p.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/595), regs. 1(3), 10(3)(b) (with reg. 11)

1.—(1) A person (“P”) who is— E+W

(a) a member of a diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom;

(b) a member of a consular post in the United Kingdom;

(c) an officer or servant of an international organisation;

(d) employed by an international organisation as an expert or on a mission;

(e) a representative to an international organisation;

(f) a representative at an international or United Kingdom conference who is granted privileges and immunities in the United Kingdom;

(g) a member of the official staff of a representative to an international organisation, or of a person falling within paragraph (f);

(h) described in paragraph (a) or (b) who is passing through the United Kingdom commence or continue their functions at a diplomatic mission or consular post in another country or territory, or to return to the country of their nationality;

(i) a representative of a foreign country or territory travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct official business with the United Kingdom;

(j) a representative of the government of a British overseas territory;

(k) a diplomatic courier or a consular courier;

(l) a member of the family forming part of the household of a person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (k).

(2) The conditions referred to in regulation [F2 9(2)(a)] (persons exempt from regulation 7 or 8) are that—

(a) the relevant head of the mission, consular post, international organisation, or conference, office representing a foreign territory in the United Kingdom or a Governor of a British overseas territory (as the case may be), or a person acting on their authority, confirms in writing to [F3 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office] that—

(i) P is required to undertake work which is essential to the functioning of the mission, consular post, international organisation, conference, or office, or to undertake work which is essential to the foreign country represented by the mission or consular post, the foreign territory represented by the office or the British overseas territory and

(ii) that work cannot be undertaken whilst P is complying with regulation 7 or 8, and

(b) prior to P's arrival in the United Kingdom [F4 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]—

(i) has confirmed in writing to the person giving the confirmation referred to in paragraph (a) that it has received that confirmation, and

(ii) where P is a representative of a foreign country or territory, has then confirmed in writing to the person giving the confirmation referred to in paragraph (a) that P is travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct official business with the United Kingdom and is not required to comply with regulation 7 or 8.

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) “consular courier” means a person who has been provided by the State on behalf of which they are acting with an official document confirming their status as a consular courier in accordance with Article 35(5) of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963,

(b) “consular post” means any consulate-general, consulate, vice-consulate or consular agency,

(c) “diplomatic courier” means a person who has been provided by the State on behalf of which they are acting with an official document confirming their status as a diplomatic courier in accordance with Article 27(5) of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961,

(d) “international organisation” means an international organisation accorded privileges and immunities in the United Kingdom,

(e) “member of a consular post” means a “consular officer”, “consular employee” and “member of the service staff” as defined in Schedule 1 to the Consular Relations Act 1968 M1 , and head of consular post” has the meaning given in that Schedule,

(f) “member of a diplomatic mission” means the “head of the mission”, “members of the diplomatic staff”, “members of the administrative and technical staff” and “members of the service staff” as defined in Schedule 1 to the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 M2 .

(4) This paragraph is without prejudice to any immunity from jurisdiction or inviolability which is accorded to any person described in sub-paragraph (1) under the law of England and Wales apart from these Regulations.

Textual Amendments

F2 Word in Sch. 2 para. 1(2) substituted (10.7.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/714), regs. 1(2), 9(4)(a)

F3 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(a) substituted (30.9.2020) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/942), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 33

F4 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(b) substituted (30.9.2020) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/942), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 33

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1968 c. 18. There are amendments but none is relevant.

M2 1964 c. 81. There are amendments but none is relevant.

2.—(1) A Crown servant or government contractor— E+W

(a) who is required to undertake essential government work related to the United Kingdom border in the United Kingdom within 14 days of arriving in the United Kingdom, or

(b) who is undertaking essential government work related to the United Kingdom border outside the United Kingdom but—

(i) is required to return to the United Kingdom temporarily, and

(ii) will subsequently depart to undertake essential government work related to the United Kingdom border outside the United Kingdom.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) and paragraph 3—

(a) “Crown servant” has the meaning given in section 12(1)(a) to (e) of the Official Secrets Act 1989 M3 ;

(b) “essential government work” means work which has been designated as such by the relevant Department or employer;

(c) “government contractor” has the meaning given in section 12(2) of that Act.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M3 1989 c. 6. Section 12 was amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 10 to the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14), by paragraph 30 of Schedule 12 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38), by paragraph 26 of Schedule 8 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), by paragraph 9(3) of Schedule 13 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47), by paragraph 9 of Schedule 6 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32), by paragraph 6 of Schedule 14 to the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), by paragraph 58 of Schedule 4 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, by paragraph 34 of Schedule 10, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 12, to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) and by paragraph 36 of Schedule 8 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22).

3.—(1) A person who is a Crown servant, a government contractor, or a member of a visiting force, who— E+W

(a) is required to undertake work necessary to the delivery of essential defence activities, F5 ...

[F6 (aa) has travelled from an exempt country or territory on a vessel or aircraft operated by, or in support of, Her Majesty’s armed forces or by, or in support of, a visiting force and that vessel or aircraft has not taken on any persons, docked in any port or landed in any non-exempt country or territory, or]

(b) has, immediately before the person's arrival, been aboard a vessel operated by or in support of Her Majesty's Naval Service [F7 or by, or in support of, a visiting force] for a continuous period of at least 14 days and that vessel has not taken on any persons or docked in any port [F8 in a non-exempt country or territory] during that period.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) “defence” has the meaning given in section 2(4) of the Official Secrets Act 1989 M4 ,

[F9 (b) “visiting forces” means any body, contingent or detachment of the forces of a country, being a body, contingent or detachment for the time being present in the United Kingdom (including United Kingdom territorial waters), on the invitation of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.]

Textual Amendments

F5 Word in Sch. 2 para. 3(1) omitted (10.7.2020) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/714), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(a) (with reg. 7)

F6 Sch. 2 para. 3(1)(aa) inserted (10.7.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/714), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(b) (with reg. 7)

F7 Words in Sch. 2 para. 3(1)(b) inserted (10.7.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/714), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(c)(i) (with reg. 7)

F8 Words in Sch. 2 para. 3(1)(b) substituted (10.7.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/714), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(c)(ii) (with reg. 7)

F9 Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(b) substituted (1.11.2020 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1191), regs. 1(2), 6(2)

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M4 1989 c. 6.

4.  An official of a foreign Government required to travel to the United Kingdom to undertake essential border security duties, or a contractor directly supporting these essential border security duties where— E+W

(a) the official or contractor is in possession of a written notice signed by a senior member of the foreign Government confirming that they are required to undertake essential border security duties in the United Kingdom within 14 days of arrival and that that work cannot be undertaken whilst the person is complying with regulation 7 or 8, or

(b) the official's or contractor's deployment is pursuant to a standing bilateral or multilateral agreement with Her Majesty's Government on the operation of border controls within the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 8.6.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(2)