PART 3Miscellaneous amendments
Amendment to regulation 9 (isolation requirements: exemptions)
6. In regulation 9(2) of the International Travel Regulations (isolation requirements: exemptions), for “36” substitute “38”.
Amendments to regulation 10 (isolation requirements: exceptions)
7.—(1) Regulation 10 of the International Travel Regulations (isolation requirements: exceptions) is amended as follows.
(2) Omit paragraph (4)(je) to (jg).
(3) Omit paragraph (8)(b) to (e).
Amendments to Schedule 2 (exempt persons)
8.—(1) Schedule 2 to the International Travel Regulations (exempt persons) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph 9 substitute—
“9. An inspector, or a surveyor of ships, appointed under section 256 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1) or by a government of a relevant British possession as defined in section 313(1) of that Act, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.”
(3) At the end insert—
“38.—(1) A person habitually resident in the United Kingdom who—
(a)is an elite athlete who participated in an overseas elite competition,
(b)provided support or other coaching to an elite athlete at an overseas elite competition,
(c)officiated at, or was involved in running, an overseas elite competition,
where the person has travelled to the United Kingdom to return from the overseas elite competition.
(2) In this paragraph—
(a)“elite athlete” means a person—
(i)who derives a living from competing in a sport,
(ii)is an elite athlete within the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2020(2), or
(iii)not falling within sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) who participates in the UEFA Champions’ league or Europa league;
(b)“elite competition” means a sporting competition at which any of the participants compete—
(i)to derive a living, or
(ii)to qualify for, or as part of a selection process for, the Olympics, Paralympics or Commonwealth Games;
(c)“overseas elite competition” means an elite competition taking place outside the United Kingdom; and a person is to be treated as having returned from such a competition if the person has within the period of 14 days ending with the person’s last day of isolation, been in a non-exempt country or territory for the purposes of such a competition.”
Amendments to Schedule 4 (specified sporting events)
9.—(1) Schedule 4 (specified sporting events) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph 3 substitute—
“3. Darts—
(a)Professional Darts Corporation - Summer Series;
(b)Betfred World Matchplay Darts;
(c)Professional Darts Corporation - Unibet Premier League;
(d)Professional Darts Corporation - Development Tour;
(e)Professional Darts Corporation - Challenge Tour;
(f)Professional Darts Corporation - Women’s Series;
(g)Professional Darts Corporation - Players Championship;
(h)Professional Darts Corporation – World Youth Championship.”
(3) For paragraph 10 substitute—
“10. Snooker—
(a)Betfred World Snooker Championship;
(b)World Snooker Tour - European Masters;
(c)World Snooker Tour - English Open;
(d)World Snooker Tour - Shoot Out;
(e)Matchroom Champion of Champions Snooker Tournament.”
(4) In the Welsh language text, for paragraph 14 substitute—
“14. Bocsio—
(a)Matchroom Fight Camp - Gornest Ryngwladol Pwysau Trwm;
(b)Matchroom Fight Camp - Teitl Pwysau Trwm y Byd Cyngor Bocsio’r Byd;
(c)Matchroom Fight Camp - Teitl Pwysau Ysgafn y Byd y Menywod Sefydliad Bocsio’r Byd.”
(5) At the end insert—
“15. Squash - Manchester Open 2020 Squash Tournament.
16. Ten Pin Bowling - Matchroom BetVictor Weber Cup.
17. Pool - Matchroom Partypoker Mosconi Cup Pool Tournament.”