The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 2020

Regulations 3, 3A and 4

[F1 SCHEDULE E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. substituted (4.10.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1109), regs. 1(2), 13

Part 1 E+W

The information to be provided for the purposes of regulations 3(2)(a)(i), 3(2)(b)(i), 3(2)(c)(i), 3A(4)(b)(i) and 3A(4)(c) is—

“Essential information to enter Wales from overseas

Fill in your Passenger Locator Form before arrival. You must declare all countries you have visited or transited through in the 10 days prior to your arrival on your Passenger Locator Form.

Before departure, check the list of red list of countries, as the list can change regularly.

Red list passengers (including passengers who are fully vaccinated)

1.   Provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 3 days of departure to Wales E+W

2.   Book a managed quarantine package E+W

3.   Complete a Passenger Locator Form E+W

You can only enter if you are a British or Irish National, or you have residency rights in the UK. You must enter through a designated port and quarantine in a government approved hotel for 10 days.

Unvaccinated passengers or passengers vaccinated with unauthorised vaccines who are not red list passengers

1.   Provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 3 days of departure to Wales E+W

2.   Book tests for day 2 and 8 E+W

3.   Complete a Passenger Locator Form E+W

4.   Make plans to self-quarantine in private accommodation for 10 full days after arrival (or full duration of stay if less than 10 days) E+W

Fully vaccinated passengers who are not red list passengers

1.   Book a test for day 2 E+W

2.   Complete a Passenger Locator Form E+W

3.   Have evidence of your vaccination status with you during travel E+W

These measures apply to all persons (including UK nationals and residents) arriving in Wales from outside the common travel area comprising the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. The British Overseas Territories are not in the common travel area. Public health requirements may vary depending upon in which nation of the UK you are staying.

England: https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control

Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-advice

Scotland: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-quarantine/pages/overview/

Wales: https://gov.wales/travelrules

Failure to comply with these measures is a criminal offence and you could be fined. There are a limited set of exemptions from these measures. Check the list of exemptions carefully. You may be fined if you fraudulently claim an exemption.

Part 2 E+W

The statement to be provided for the purposes of regulation 4 is—

(a) Welsh language version—

“Dyma neges iechyd y cyhoedd ar ran asiantaethau iechyd y cyhoeddus y Deyrnas Unedig.

Oni bai eich bod wedi eich esemptio, pa mor hir bynnag yr ydych yn bwriadu aros yn y Deyrnas Unedig, rhaid i bawb gymryd prawf COVID-19 a archebwyd ymlaen llaw o fewn y ddau ddiwrnod cyntaf ar ôl ichi gyrraedd, hyd yn oed os ydych wedi eich brechu’n llawn. Rhaid i deithwyr nad ydynt wedi eu brechu gymryd prawf pellach ar ddiwrnod 8 ar ôl iddynt gyrraedd a hunanynysu.

Os ydych wedi bod mewn unrhyw wledydd ar y rhestr goch, neu wedi tramwyo drwy unrhyw wledydd o’r fath, o fewn y 10 niwrnod blaenorol, rhaid ichi fynd i gwarantin mewn cyfleuster cwarantin a reolir am y 10 niwrnod cyntaf ar ôl ichi gyrraedd a hefyd gymryd prawf arall 8 niwrnod ar ôl ichi gyrraedd.

Symptomau’r coronafeirws yw peswch cyson newydd, tymheredd uchel neu golli eich synnwyr blasu neu arogli arferol, neu newid yn eich synnwyr blasu neu arogli arferol. Os ydych yn profi unrhyw un o’r symptomau hyn, ni waeth pa mor ysgafn ydynt, fe’ch cynghorir i wneud eich hunan yn hysbys i’r criw.

Dilynwch y canllawiau Iechyd y Cyhoedd ar gyfer yr ardal yr ydych yn byw ynddi neu’n teithio ynddi.

Ewch i gov.uk/coronavirus i gael rhagor o gyngor.”;

(b) English language version—

“The following is a public health message on behalf of the UK’s public health agencies.

Unless exempt, however long you intend to stay in the UK, everyone must take a pre-booked COVID-19 test within the first two days after you arrive, even if you have been fully vaccinated. Unvaccinated passengers must take a further test on day 8 after they arrive and self-quarantine.

If you have been in or transited through any countries on the red list within the previous 10 days, you must quarantine in a managed quarantine facility for the first 10 days after arrival and also take another test 8 days after arrival.

The symptoms of coronavirus are a new continuous cough, a high temperature or a loss of, or change in, normal sense of taste or smell. If you experience any of these symptoms, however mild, you are advised to make yourself known to the crew.

Please follow the Public Health guidance for the area you are living or travelling in.

Visit gov.uk/coronavirus for more advice.”;

(c) the statement in paragraph (a) or (b) translated into an officially recognised language of the country of departure.]