The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 646 (W. 166)

Public Health, Wales

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

Made

at 4.24 p.m. on 28 May 2021

Laid before Senedd Cymru

at 6.30 p.m. on 28 May 2021

Coming into force

at 4.00 a.m. on 29 May 2021

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 1984(1), make the following Regulations.

Title and coming into force

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 29 May 2021.

Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020

2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020(2) are amended as follows.

(2) For regulation 12E(2)(d)(ia) (additional measures applicable to persons travelling from a country or territory listed in Schedule 3A) substitute—

“(ia) paragraph 7, unless they have travelled to the United Kingdom to work, or have been repatriated to the United Kingdom after working, on board a cruise ship;

(ib) paragraph 8;

(ic) paragraph 9, unless they have travelled to the United Kingdom to work, or have been repatriated to the United Kingdom after working, on board a cruise ship;

(id) paragraph 10;”.

(3) In regulation 20(1) (expiry of Regulations), for “the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which they come into force” substitute “31 May 2022”.

Amendment to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

3.  In regulation 11(1) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021(3) (expiry), for “7 June 2021” substitute “31 May 2022”.

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

4.  In regulation 11(1) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 2020(4) (expiry of these Regulations), for “the 7th day of June 2021” substitute “31 May 2022”.

Eluned Morgan

Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

At 4.24 p.m. on 28 May 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/574 (W. 132)) (the “International Travel Regulations”), the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/48 (W. 11)) (the “Operator Liability Regulations”) and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/595 (W. 136) (the “Public Health Information Regulations”).

The International Travel Regulations impose requirements on persons entering Wales after having been abroad. They include a requirement for persons arriving in Wales from non-exempt countries or territories to isolate for a period determined in accordance with those Regulations.

Regulation 12E of the International Travel Regulations prohibits persons from entering Wales where they have been in country or territory listed in Schedule 3A to those Regulations in the past 10 days. Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the International Travel Regulations so as to exclude seafarers and inspectors and surveyors of ships who work on cruise ships from the exemptions for such roles from the requirements of regulation 12E.

Regulation 2 also amends the date on which the International Travel Regulations expire.

The Operator Liability Regulations impose requirements on persons operating international passenger services (“operators”) arriving into Wales from outside the common travel area. In accordance with those requirements operators must, for example, ensure that passengers travelling on such services possess notification of a negative test result and have made arrangements to take further tests following their arrival.

The Public Health Information Regulations impose requirements on operators of international passenger services coming from outside the common travel area to an airport, heliport or seaport in Wales to provide passengers with specified public health information.

Regulations 3 and 4 amend the dates on which the Operator Liability Regulations and Public Health Information Regulations respectively expire.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.

(1)

1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14). The function of makingregulations under Part 2A is conferred on “the appropriate Minister”. Under section 45T(6) of the 1984 Act the appropriate Minister as respects Wales, is the Welsh Ministers.

(2)

S.I. 2020/574 (W. 132), amended by S.I. 2020/595 (W. 136), S.I. 2020/714 (W. 160), S.I. 2020/726 (W. 163), S.I. 2020/804 (W. 177), S.I. 2020/817 (W. 179), S.I. 2020/840 (W. 185), S.I. 2020/868 (W. 190), S.I. 2020/886 (W. 196), S.I. 2020/917 (W. 205), S.I. 2020/942, S.I. 2020/944 (W. 210), S.I. 2020/962 (W. 216), S.I. 2020/981 (W. 220), S.I. 2020/1015 (W. 226), S.I. 2020/1042 (W. 231), S.I. 2020/1080 (W. 243), S.I. 2020/1098 (W. 249), S.I. 2020/1133 (W. 258), S.I. 2020/1165 (W. 263), S.I 2020/1191 (W. 269), S.I. 2020/1223 (W. 277), S.I. 2020/1232 (W. 278), S.I. 2020/1237 (W. 279), S.I. 2020/1288 (W. 286), S.I. 2020/1329 (W. 295), S.I. 2020/1362 (W. 301), S.I. 2020/1477 (W. 316), S.I. 2020/1521 (W. 325), S.I. 2020/1602 (W. 332), S.I. 2020/1645 (W. 345), S.I. 2021/20 (W. 7), S.I. 2021/24 (W. 8), S.I. 2021/46 (W. 10), S.I. 2021/48 (W. 11), S.I. 2021/50 (W. 12), S.I. 2021/66 (W. 15), S.I. 2021/72 (W. 18), S.I. 2021/95 (W. 26), S.I. 2021/154 (W. 38), S.I. 2021/305 (W. 78), S.I. 2021/361 (W. 110), S.I. 2021/454 (W. 144), S.I. 2021/500 (W. 149), S.I. 2021/568 (W. 156) and S.I. 2021/584 (W. 161).

(3)

S.I. 2021/48 (W. 11), amended by S.I. 2021/72 (W. 18), S.I. 2021/171 (W. 39), S.I. 2021/305 (W. 78) and S.I. 2021/584 (W. 161).

(4)

S.I. 2020/595 (W. 136), amended by S.I. 2020/714 (W. 160), S.I. 2020/1118 (W. 253), S.I. 2020/1521 (W. 325), S.I. 2021/72 (W. 18), S.I. 2021/171 (W. 39), S.I. 2021/457 (W. 145) and S.I. 2021/584 (W. 161).