The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2020

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2020/1013

2020 No. 1013

Public Health, England

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2020

Made 18th September 2020

Laid before Parliament 18th September 2020

Coming into force 19th September 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45B, 45F(2) and 45P(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 19841.

S-1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2020 and come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 19th September 2020.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 20202.

S-2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.—(1) The principal Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In Part 1 of Schedule A1 (exempt countries and territories)—

(a)

(a) omit the entries for “Guadeloupe” and “Slovenia”;

(b)

(b) insert entries for “Singapore” and “Thailand” at the appropriate place.

S-3 Transitional and saving provision

Transitional and saving provision

3. In relation to any person who arrived in England on or after 10th July but before 4.00 a.m. on 19th September 2020, the principal Regulations apply as if the amendments made by regulation 2(2) had not been made.

Grant Shapps

Secretary of State

Department for Transport

At 9.58 a.m. on 18th September 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. 2020/568) (“the principal Regulations”) to—

(a) remove Guadeloupe and Slovenia from the list of exempt countries and territories, in Schedule A1 to the principal Regulations, from which passengers arriving in England are not required to self-isolate;

(b) add Singapore and Thailand to that list.

Passengers are not required to self-isolate on arrival in England if, during the 14 days preceding their arrival, they have only been in or transited through exempt countries or territories, or exempt parts of countries or territories. Passengers who have been in or transited through a non-exempt country or territory, or a non-exempt part of a country or territory, must self-isolate until 14 days...

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