The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Made: 18th January 2021

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Department of Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25B and 25F(2) of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 .

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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PART 1 — Pre-Departure Testing

Amendment of the principal Regulations

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Transitional and saving provision

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PART 2 — Operator liability in respect of arrivals

Interpretation of Part 2

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Requirement to ensure passengers have completed a Passenger Locator Form

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Requirement to ensure passengers possess notification of negative test result

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Offences

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Power to use and disclose information

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Review

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Expiry

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 18th January 2021

Robin Swann — Minister of Health

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)

[^f00002]: 1967 c. 36 (N.I.). Part 1A was inserted by section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)

[^f00003]: Section 1(3) provides that the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland are collectively referred to in that Act as “the common travel area”

[^f00004]: S.R. 2020 No. 90 as amended by S.R. 2020 Nos. 138, 140, 154, 155, 163, 168, 179, 185, 189, 193, 194, 200, 203, 212, 216, 223, 228, 234, 241, 243, 244, 254, 275, 278, 289, 326, 344, and 355 and S.R. 2021 Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 9

[^f00005]: S.I. 2002/618

[^f00006]: 2006 c. 41

[^f00007]: 2006 c. 42

[^f00008]: 1978 c. 29

[^f00009]: S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14)

[^f00010]: 1971 c. 77. Paragraph 1 was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17), and by S.I. 1993/1813

[^f00011]: S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)

[^f00012]: 2018 c. 12

Editorial notes

[^c24422761]: Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)

[^c24422771]: 1967 c. 36 (N.I.). Part 1A was inserted by section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)

[^key-7fcefd49b149d38adca318887aafb4fe]: Pt. 1 revoked (16.4.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/99), reg. 1(2), Sch. 9 Pt. 2 (with regs. 37, 39, 40)

[^key-f44263d548cd681a3288e56604bdfde1]: Pt. 2 revoked (16.4.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/102), regs. 1(2), 14(d) (with regs. 13, 15)

[^key-8adeda32e79d81d7e613eb33cd816d26]: Reg. 1 revoked (16.4.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/102), regs. 1(2), 14(d) (with regs. 13, 15)

[^key-cf65985147ca4e96178df64cdd912ad5]: Reg. 2 revoked (16.4.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/102), regs. 1(2), 14(d) (with regs. 13, 15)