Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 14) Regulations 2020 and come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 12 September 2020.

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)-

(a)in paragraph (1)-

(i)in the definition of "exempt country or territory", after "a country or territory" insert ", or part of a country or territory,",

(ii)in the definition of "non-exempt country or territory", after "other country or territory" insert ", or part of a country or territory,",

(b)in paragraph (3)-

(i)for "if, at all times whilst in that country or territory" substitute ", or part of a country or territory, if, at all times whilst in that country, territory or part thereof",

(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for "country or territory" substitute "country, territory or part thereof".

(3) In regulation 9(6), for sub-paragraph (c) substitute-

"(c)to seek medical assistance, including to access any of the following services-

(i)dental services, opticians, audiology services, chiropody services, chiropractors, osteopaths and other medical or health services, including services relating to mental health,

(ii)veterinary surgeons and pet shops,".

(4) In Part 1 of schedule A1 (exempt countries and territories)-

(a)for the heading, substitute "Countries, territories, or parts of countries or territories",

(b)omit-

(i)"Hungary",

(ii)"Réunion",

(c)after "South Korea", add "Sweden".

(5) In schedule 1 (passenger information)-

(a)after paragraph 2(h) insert-

"(hza)the part of that country or territory they are travelling from, if that part-

(i)is specified in schedule A1, or

(ii)is, where the country or territory itself is specified in that schedule, expressly excluded in relation to that country or territory,",

(b)after paragraph 2(ha), insert-

"(hb)any part of that other country or territory which they have departed from or transited through during that period, including the dates of departure or transit, if that part-

(i)is specified in schedule A1, or

(ii)is, where the country or territory itself is specified in that schedule, expressly excluded in relation to that country or territory,".

(6) In schedule 2, in paragraph 38(2), in the definition of "specified competition", for "schedule 3" substitute "schedule 3A".

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 am 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").

They remove Hungary and Réunion from the list of exempt countries and territories in Part 1 of schedule A1 of the International Travel Regulations. This means that persons arriving in Scotland at or after the time these Regulations come into force are no longer exempt from the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations if, during the 14 days preceding their arrival, they have departed from or transited through Hungary or Réunion.

The regulations also add Sweden to the list of exempt countries and territories in schedule A1 of the International Travel Regulations. This means that any person who arrives in Scotland at or after the time these Regulations come into force, having departed from, or transited through Sweden will be exempt from the movement restriction in regulation 6 of the International Travel Regulations.

Regulations 2(2), (4)(a) and (5) amend the International Travel Regulations to enable a regional approach to be taken to removals from, and additions to, the list of exempt countries and territories in schedule A1.

Regulation 2(3) updates regulation 9(6)(c) of the International Travel Regulations so that it no longer refers to paragraphs 37 and 38 of schedule 1 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (as those paragraphs have been revoked).

Regulation 2(6) makes a minor amendment to the definition of "specified competition" in paragraph 38 of schedule 2 of the International Travel Regulations.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.