2021 No. 1433 (W. 371)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2021
Made
Coming into force
Laid before Senedd Cymru
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 45B and 45P(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 19841, make the following Regulations.
Title and coming into force1
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The title of these Regulations is the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2021.
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These Regulations come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 15 December 2021.
Amendments to Schedule 3A to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 20202
In Schedule 3A (countries and territories subject to additional measures) to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 20202 omit —
Angola
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 20203
For Part 1 of the Schedule to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 20203 substitute—
SCHEDULE
Part 1
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 the UK from overseas
All persons (including UK nationals and residents) arriving in the UK from outside the CTA must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 2 days of departure to the UK. For further information please visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for-people-travelling-to-england.
Fill in your Passenger Locator Form up to 48 hours 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 countries, as the list can change regularly.
Red list passengers (including passengers who are fully vaccinated)
1. Book a managed quarantine package
2. Complete a Passenger Locator Form
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
1. Book PCR tests to take on or before day 2 and on or after day 8
2. Complete a Passenger Locator Form
3. Make plans to self-isolate in private accommodation for 10 full days after arrival (or full duration of stay if less than 10 days)
Fully vaccinated passengers who are not red list passengers
1. Book a PCR test to take on or before day 2
2. Complete a Passenger Locator Form
3. Self-isolate on arrival and until the result of your day 2 test is known. You may only leave self-isolation if the test is negative.
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
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”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)