Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 9 January 2021.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

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

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) before the definition of “child” insert-

““acute risk country or territory” means a country or territory, or part of a country or territory, specified in schedule A2 ”.

(3) In regulation 3(7)( 3), for “South Africa” substitute “an acute risk country or territory”.

(4) In regulation 6(1A)( 4), for “South Africa” substitute “a non-exempt country or territory which is an acute risk country or territory”.

(5) In regulation 7(2)( 5) for “South Africa” substitute “an acute risk country or territory”.

(6) In regulation 8 (enforcement of requirement in regulation 6(2))—

(a) in the title, for “regulation 6(2)” substitute “regulation 6”,

(b) in paragraph (1), after “regulation 6(2)” each time it occurs, insert “or 6(2A)”,

(c) in paragraph (4), after “regulation 6(2)” both times it occurs, insert “or 6(2A)”,

(d) in paragraph (5), after “regulation 6(2)”, insert “or 6(2A)”,

(e) in paragraph (6), after “regulation 6(2)”, insert “or 6(2A).

(7) In regulation 9(6)—

(a) after “regulation 6(2)” insert “or 6(2A)”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (h) after “regulation 6(2)” where it first occurs, insert “or 6(2A)”.

(8) In schedule A1, in Part 1 (countries, territories, or parts of countries or territories) omit—

(a) “Botswana”( 6),

(b) “Israel and Jerusalem”( 7),

(c) “Mauritius”,

(d) “Seychelles”.

(9) After schedule A1 insert—

Regulation 2

“SCHEDULE  A2 Acute risk countries, territories or parts thereof

Angola

Botswana

Eswatini

Lesotho

Malawi

Mauritius

Mozambique

Namibia

Seychelles

South Africa

Zambia

Zimbabwe ”.

Saving

3.  The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply in relation to any person who arrived in Scotland during the period beginning at 12.01 a.m. on 8 June 2020 and ending immediately prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, and the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 continue to apply to such persons as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the International Travel Regulations”) to remove Botswana, Israel and Jerusalem, Mauritius and Seychelles from the list of exempt countries and territories in Part 1 of schedule A1. As of 4.00 a.m. on Saturday 9 January 2021, travellers arriving in Scotland having departed from or transited through Botswana, Israel and Jerusalem, Mauritius or Seychelles will be subject to the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations.

These Regulations also add new schedule A2 to the International Travel Regulations, specifying countries or territories which are “acute risk countries or territories”. The Regulations specify the following countries or territories as acute risk countries or territories in addition to South Africa—

• Angola

• Botswana

• Eswatini

• Lesotho

• Malawi

• Mauritius

• Mozambique

• Namibia

• Seychelles

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

These Regulations further amend the International Travel Regulations to—

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