The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2020

Made: at 2.10 p.m. on 6 November 2020

Laid before Senedd Cymru: at 3.00 p.m. on 6 November 2020

Coming into force: at 4.00 a.m. on 7 November 2020

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PART 1 — General

Title, coming into force and interpretation

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PART 2 — Removal of countries from the list of exempt countries and territories in Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations

Removal of countries from the list of exempt countries and territories

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Transitional provision in connection with regulation 2

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PART 3 — Amendments to the Welsh language text of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the International Travel Regulations

Amendments to Part 1 of Schedule 2 (persons not required to comply with regulations 4, 5, 7 or 8)

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Signed

Vaughan Gething — Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 2020-11-06

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/574 (W. 132)) (the “International Travel Regulations”). The International Travel Regulations have been previously amended by:

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Persons Travelling to Wales etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/595) (W. 136);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/714) (W. 160);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/726) (W. 163);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/804) (W. 177);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/817) (W. 179);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/840) (W. 185);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/868) (W. 190);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/886) (W. 196);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/917) (W. 205);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/944) (W. 210);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/962) (W. 216);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/981) (W. 220);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1015) (W. 226);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 12) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1042) (W. 231);

• the Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/942);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1080) (W. 243);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1098) (W. 249);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1133) (W. 258);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 16) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1165) (W. 263);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1191) (W. 269);

• the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 18) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1223) (W. 277).

The International Travel Regulations impose requirements on persons entering Wales after having been abroad. They include a requirement for persons arriving in Wales to isolate for a period determined in accordance with the Regulations. The requirements imposed by the International Travel Regulations are subject to exceptions, and certain categories of person are exempt from having to comply. Persons entering Wales after being in one or more of the countries and territories listed in Schedule 3 to the International Travel Regulations are not required to isolate. The countries and territories listed in Schedule 3 are referred to as “exempt countries and territories”.

Part 2 of these Regulations amends the list of exempt countries and territories.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the International Travel Regulations to remove Germany and Sweden from the list of exempt countries and territories.

Regulation 3 of these Regulations makes transitional provision relating to these countries’ change of status. The transitional provision addresses a potential area of doubt in terms of the effect on the operation of the International Travel Regulations, of the amendments made by regulation 2 of these Regulations.

Part 3 of these Regulations makes a technical amendment to the Welsh language text of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the International Travel Regulations to give effect to the provisions of the Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) Order 2020. That Order makes provision for the establishment of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office following the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 p. 22. Mewnosodwyd Rhan 2A gan adran 129 o Ddeddf Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol 2008 (p. 14). Mae’r swyddogaeth o wneud rheoliadau o dan Ran 2A wedi ei rhoi i “the appropriate Minister”. O dan adran 45T(6) o Ddeddf 1984 y Gweinidog priodol, o ran Cymru, yw Gweinidogion Cymru.

[^f00002]: O.S. 2020/574 (Cy. 132) fel y’i diwygiwyd gan O.S. 2020/595 (Cy. 136) , O.S. 2020/714 (Cy. 160) , O.S. 2020/726 (Cy. 163) , O.S. 2020/804 (Cy. 177) , O.S. 2020/817 (Cy. 179) , O.S. 2020/840 (Cy. 185) , O.S. 2020/868 (Cy. 190) , O.S. 2020/886 (Cy. 196) , O.S. 2020/917 (Cy. 205) , O.S. 2020/944 (Cy. 210) , O.S. 2020/962 (Cy. 216) , O.S. 2020/981 (Cy. 220) , O.S. 2020/1015 (Cy. 226) , O.S. 2020/1042 (Cy. 231) , O.S. 2020/942 , O.S. 2020/1080 (Cy. 243) , O.S. 2020/1098 (Cy. 249) , O.S. 2020/1133 (Cy. 258) , O.S. 2020/1165 (Cy. 263) , O.S. 2020/1191 (Cy. 269) ac O.S. 2020/1223 (Cy. 277).

Editorial notes

Enwi, dod i rym a dehongli

Hepgor gwledydd o’r rhestr o wledydd a thiriogaethau esempt

Darpariaeth drosiannol mewn cysylltiad â rheoliad 2

Diwygiadau i Ran 1 o Atodlen 2 (personau nad yw’n ofynnol iddynt gydymffurfio â rheoliadau 4, 5, 7 nac 8)