The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021

UK Statutory Instrument 2021 No. 150 — creates 2 criminal offences.

Made

12 February 2021

In force from

15 February 2021

Extent

Not stated

Subject

COVID-19 emergency legislation (2020-2022)

Made under

Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984

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 amend various instruments containing measures for the protection of health in respect of the SARS-CoV-2 response. Regulations 3 to 19 amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (“the International Travel Regulations”) so as to— a impose a requirement for travellers from countries listed in Schedule B1 to obtain a package comprising a booking for 10 days in accommodation designated by the Secretary of State, transportation to the accommodation and for tests for the coronavirus on day 2 and day 8 after the traveller’s arrival in England. Paragraph 2 of the Schedule to be inserted as Schedule B1A to the International Travel Regulations sets out exceptions to the obligation to obtain the package, and b impose requirements on travellers from outside the common travel area to obtain a testing package comprising a booking for two tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. The first test is to be taken within two days of a traveller’s arrival in England and it is to be capable of permitting genomic sequencing of any sample. The second test is to be taken after seven days of the traveller’s arrival in England. Regulation 20 amends the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 to impose a requirement on diagnostic laboratories to report additional information where they process tests in accordance with the International Travel Regulations. Regulation 21 amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information for Passengers Travelling to England) Regulations 2020 to update the information that operators are required to provide to passengers who arrive in England. Regulation 22 makes amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 in consequence of the amendments made to the International Travel Regulations so as to— a require persons operating commercial transport services (“operators”) for passengers travelling to England from outside the common travel area to ensure that passengers who arrive in England on such services have included in their Passenger Locator From details of the test booking arrangements and managed self-isolation package, b require persons operating travel services (including those providing flights by means of private aircraft) for passengers travelling to England from outside the common travel area to take reasonable steps to ensure that passengers to whom Schedule B1 to the International Travel Regulations applies arrive in England only at designated ports (see new regulation 7A), c create offences for the breach of those requirements, and d make consequential amendments. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Offences created by this instrument

• In regulation 8 (offences)— a in paragraph (1)— i omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a); ii after that… regulation 22(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• An operator who fails to comply with the requirement in regulation 7A(1) commits an offence regulation 22(5)(b) · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

Contributions, debates and written statements mentioning this instrument by name. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

• Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021 Lords · Lords Chamber · 22 March 2021 · Baroness Thornton

  That, while welcoming the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021, this House regrets that they were not laid until 15 February despite the warning from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies on 21 January that “reactive, geographically targeted” travel bans “cannot be relied upon to stop importation of new variants” of COVID-19; further regrets that Her Majesty’s Government failed to prevent the Brazilian strain of COVID-19 entering the United Kingdom; further regrets that the policy only applies to 33 “red list” countries…

• Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021 Lords · Lords Chamber · 22 March 2021
• Business of the House Commons · Commons Chamber · 15 April 2021 · The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg)

  The business for the week commencing 19 April will include: Monday 19 April —Consideration in Committee of the Finance Bill (Day 1). Tuesday 20 April —Continuation of consideration in Committee of the Finance Bill (Day 2). Wednesday 21 April—Motion to approve a statutory instrument relating to counter terrorism, followed by consideration of Lords amendments to the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill, followed by a debate on the sixth report from the Committee on Standards relating to confidentiality in the House’s standards system and the seventh report from the…

• Business of the House Commons · Commons Chamber · 22 April 2021 · The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg)

  Before I do, may I join you, Mr Speaker, in thanking the digital and broadcasting services? They worked over the whole of the Easter recess last year to make this possible. They gave up most of their holiday during most of last year to make our hybrid proceedings work, and thus ensured that there has been proper parliamentary scrutiny throughout the whole year and that our democracy has remained strong and effective. Our thanks are most sincere and heartfelt because they have done something of the utmost importance for our nation. On the business statement for the week commencing on 26…

• Public Health Commons · Commons Chamber · 26 April 2021 · Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen) (Lab)

  I beg to move, That the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021 (S.I., 2021, No. 150), dated 12 February 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 12 February 2021, be revoked. The House meets as the UK reaches a critical moment in our battle against the coronavirus. In the past year, the British people have shown remarkable fortitude in the face of this deadly threat and made extraordinary sacrifices to protect our NHS and save lives. The roll-out of the vaccine is now giving real hope to people that there is light at…

How Parliament handled it

This instrument became law without a vote to approve it. A motion to stop it being law was tabled.

Procedure

Made negative — law unless a motion to stop it succeeded

Could either House amend it?

No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.

Motion to stop it

Tabled

Objection motion

A non-fatal motion to object was tabled — it records disapproval without stopping the instrument

Committee

Drawn to the special attention of the Houses by a scrutiny committee

Procedural history

• Instrument created 12 February 2021
• Instrument made (signed into law) 12 February 2021
• Laid before the House of Commons 12 February 2021 · Commons
• Laid before the House of Lords 12 February 2021 · Lords
• Instrument comes into force as law 15 February 2021
• Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 23 February 2021 · Lords
• Information paragraph provided by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 23 February 2021 · Lords
• Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument tabled 1 March 2021 · Lords
• Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument being law tabled 9 March 2021 · Commons
• Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 17 March 2021 · Commons, Lords
• Drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 17 March 2021 · Commons, Lords
• Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to the instrument on the grounds that it is defectively drafted 17 March 2021 · Commons, Lords
• Chamber debate 22 March 2021 · Lords
• Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument withdrawn 22 March 2021 · Lords
• Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument tabled 19 April 2021 · Commons
• Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument being law withdrawn 19 April 2021 · Commons
• Objection period ends 19 April 2021
• Instrument remains law 19 April 2021
• Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords 19 April 2021 · Commons, Lords
• Chamber debate 26 April 2021 · Commons
• Question on non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument put 26 April 2021 · Commons
• Non-fatal motion (prayer) to object to the instrument rejected 26 April 2021 · Commons

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