New regulation 6L
9. After regulation 6K (workforce testing) insert—
“Specified events testing
6L.—(1) This regulation applies to a person (“P”) aged 5 or over who—
(a)arrives in Wales,
(b)has, within the period of 10 days ending with the day of P’s arrival in Wales, been outside the common travel area, and
(c)is a relevant person at a specified event.
(2) P must take an event test for day 2 in accordance with paragraph (9) where P—
(a)is a regulation 2A traveller, or
(b)has not been in a non-exempt country or territory within the period of 10 days ending with the day of P’s arrival in Wales.
(3) Where paragraph (2) does not apply, P must undertake an event test for day 2, and day 8 in accordance with paragraph (9) in relation to each category of test.
(4) Where P does not undertake an event test as required by this regulation by reason of a reasonable excuse, P must, as soon as practicable after the matters giving rise to the reasonable excuse no longer pertain, undertake a replacement event test.
(5) Where a replacement event test is undertaken instead of—
(a)an event test to be undertaken for day 2, P is to be treated as if they had undertaken an event test on day 2 in accordance with this regulation;
(b)an event test to be undertaken for day 8, P is to be treated as if they had undertaken an event test on day 8 in accordance with this regulation.
(6) Regulations 6DA to 6HB apply to a person subject to this regulation as if—
(a)references to regulation 6AB and 6AB(1) were to regulation 6L and 6L(1) respectively;
(b)references to a day 2 test were to an event test undertaken for day 2;
(c)references to a day 8 test were to an event test undertaken for day 8;
(d)for regulation 6DB(5) there were substituted—
“(5) This paragraph applies to a replacement event test.”;
(e)for regulation 6HA(5) there were substituted—
“(5) This paragraph applies to a replacement event test.”
(7) Where an event test generates an inconclusive result, P must as soon as reasonably practicable undertake a further event test and that further event test is to be treated as a replacement event test.
(8) A person responsible for organising a specified event must—
(a)take reasonable steps to facilitate the taking of events tests by a relevant person in relation to the specified event they have responsibility for;
(b)have regard to any guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of sub-paragraph (a).
(9) In this regulation—
“an event test” (“prawf digwyddiad”) means a test for the detection of coronavirus;
“an event test undertaken for day 2” (“prawf digwyddiad a gymerir ar gyfer diwrnod 2”) means a test which is undertaken no later than the end of the second day after the day on which P arrived in Wales;
“an event test undertaken for day 8” (“prawf digwyddiad a gymerir ar gyfer diwrnod 8”) means an event test which is undertaken before the end of the eighth day after the day on which P arrived in Wales
“relevant person” (“person perthnasol”) in relation to a specified event means—
a person participating in or at the event to derive a living;
an individual essential to the running of the event, including—
operational staff essential to the running of the event;
event officials;
referees;
broadcast staff and journalists covering the event;
an individual essential to the support of a person described in paragraph (a), including—
medical, logistical, technical and administration staff;
the parent or carer of a such a person, where that person is under the age of 18;
“a replacement event test” (“prawf digwyddiad arall”) means an event test complying with the requirements that apply to the event test that was missed or provided an inconclusive result;
“a specified event” (“digwyddiad penodedig”) means an event listed in Schedule 1E.
(10) In this regulation, when considering whether a person derives a living from participating in an event, any payment made for a person’s benefit by reason of their participation is to be taken into account, including payment by way of salary, prize money or through a contractual arrangement of any other kind.”