The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021

PART 4 Amendments to the Public Health Information Regulations

Amendments to the Public Health Information Regulations

20.  The Public Health Information Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 21 to 25.

Amendments to regulation 2

21.  In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “authorised person”, in paragraphs (a) and (b), omit “or departing”;

(b) omit the definition of “outbound international passenger service”.

Amendments to regulation 3

22.  In regulation 3 (provision of information before booking and at check-in)—

(a) for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—

“(a) in the case of a facility provided for booking travel online—

(i) the information set out in Part 1 of the Schedule which must be embedded in a prominent place so that it is visible prior to a booking being made,

(ii) a link to https://gov.wales/testing-people-travelling-wales-coronavirus-covid-19,

(iii) a link to https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk,

(iv) a link to https://gov.wales/categories-persons-exempt-or-excepted-specific-travelling-requirements,

(v) a link to https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control,

(vi) a link to https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-advice,

(vii) a link to https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-quarantine/pages/overview/, and

(viii) a link to https://gov.wales/travelrules;”;

(b) for paragraph (2)(b) substitute—

“(b) in the case of a facility provided for checking in online—

(i) the information set out in Part 1 of the Schedule which must be embedded in a prominent place so that it is visible prior to the check-in being completed,

(ii) a link to https://gov.wales/testing-people-travelling-wales-coronavirus-covid-19,

(iii) a link to https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk,

(iv) a link to https://gov.wales/categories-persons-exempt-or-excepted-specific-travelling-requirements,

(v) a link to https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control,

(vi) a link to https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-advice,

(vii) a link to https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-quarantine/pages/overview/, and

(viii) a link to https://gov.wales/travelrules ;”;

(c) in paragraph (2)(c)(ii)(cc), for “regulation 6B” substitute “regulation 6AB”;

(d) omit paragraphs (2A), (2B) and (2C);

(e) in paragraph (3), for “paragraphs (1) and (2A)” substitute “paragraph (1)”.

Amendments to regulation 3A

23.  In regulation 3A (provision of information prior to departure)—

(a) in paragraph (4)(a)(vi), for “regulation 6B” substitute “regulation 6AB”;

(b) for paragraph (4)(b) substitute—

“(b) where the information is provided by email—

(i) the information set out in Part 1 of the Schedule,

(ii) a link to https://gov.wales/testing-people-travelling-wales-coronavirus-covid-19,

(iii) a link to https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk,

(iv) a link to https://gov.wales/categories-persons-exempt-or-excepted-specific-travelling-requirements,

(v) a link to https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control,

(vi) a link to https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-advice,

(vii) a link to https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-quarantine/pages/overview/ , and

(viii) a link to https://gov.wales/travelrules;”;

(c) omit paragraphs (6) to (9).

Amendments to regulation 6

24.  In regulation 6 (offences)—

(a) in paragraph (1), omit “(7),”;

(b) in paragraph (2), omit “or (7),”.

Substitution of the Schedule

25.  For the Schedule substitute—

“SCHEDULE Regulations 3, 3A and 4

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—

Part 2

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

(a) Welsh language version—

(b) English language version—

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