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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (revoked)

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2020 No. 215 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
9 October 2020
In force from
31 October 2020
Extent
Not stated
Subject
COVID-19 emergency legislation (2020-2022)
Made under
Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations impose requirements on persons (“operators”) operating commercial transport services for passengers travelling to Northern Ireland by sea or air from outside England, Wales, Scotland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland (the “common travel area” by virtue of section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)). Regulation 3 requires operators to ensure that passengers who arrive in Northern Ireland on such services have been provided with certain public health information in the required manner, on four separate occasions. Breach of this requirement is an offence. Regulation 4 provides for the manner of the provision of the required information. Regulation 5 requires the Department of Health to review these Regulations every 28 days. Regulation 6 provides that these Regulations expire 12 months after they come into force. Regulation 7 revokes the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and regulation 3 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) (Amendment Regulations) 2020 and saves provisions relating to offences committed after 8 June 2020. An impact assessment has not been completed prior to making these Regulations due to their urgent nature. However a screening exercise will be conducted before the regulations come into operation.

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