Title, coming into force and interpretation

1.-(1) The title of these Regulations is the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 18) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 6 November 2020.

(3) In these Regulations, the "International Travel Regulations" means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020(2).

Removal of Denmark from the list of exempt countries and territories

2.  In Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations (exempt countries and territories outside the common travel area), omit "Denmark".

Transitional provision

3.-(1) Paragraph (2) applies where a person ("P")-

(a) arrives in Wales at or after 4.00 a.m. on 6 November 2020, and

(b) was last in Denmark-

(i) within the period of 14 days ending with the day of P's arrival in Wales, and

(ii) before 4.00 a.m. on 6 November 2020.

(2) P is, by virtue of having been in Denmark, to be treated for the purposes of regulations 7(1) and 8(1) of the International Travel Regulations as having arrived in Wales from, or having been in, a non-exempt country or territory.

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)) to remove Denmark from the list of exempt countries and territories in those Regulations and to make transitional provision.

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 cost and benefit of complying with these Regulations.