The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (2021 Consolidation) (Amendment No. 11) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 No. 322

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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2021 No. 322

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (2021 Consolidation) (Amendment No. 11) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Made

5th December 2021

Coming into operation

at 4.00 a.m. on 6th December 2021

The Department of Health( 1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25B and 25F of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967( 2).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (2021 Consolidation) (Amendment No. 11) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into operation at 4.00 a.m. on 6th December 2021.

(3) An amendment made by these Regulations does not apply in relation to a person arriving in Northern Ireland before the coming into operation of the provision containing the amendment.

(4) In these Regulations “ the principal Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021( 3).

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.  The principal Regulations are amended as mentioned in regulations 3 and 4.

Amendment of Schedule 1

3.  In Schedule 1 (Red list countries) at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, insert “Nigeria”;

Amendment of Schedule 8

4.  In Schedule 8 (Prohibition on arrival of aircraft and vessels), in paragraph 1 at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, insert “Nigeria”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 5th December 2021.

(L.S.)

Dr Lourda Geoghegan

A senior officer of the Department of Health

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (“ the principal Regulations”).

They add Nigeria, to the list of red list countries in, Schedule 1 (Red list countries). They also add Nigeria to Schedule 8 (Prohibition on arrival of aircraft and vessels) to prevent aircraft and ships from the red list countries arriving in Northern Ireland except in limited circumstances.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.

( 1)

2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5).

( 3)

S.R. 2021 No. 99as amended by S.R. 2021 Nos. 108, 121, 132, 154, 189, 213, 214, 218, 225, 230, 241, 262, 278, 282, 284, 293, 312, 313and 316.


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