Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 27) Regulations 2020 and come into force at 4.00 a.m. on 28th November 2020.

(2) In these Regulations, “the International Travel Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020( 2 ).

Amendments to the International Travel Regulations

2. —(1) The International Travel Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3, omit paragraph (10A).

(3) In regulation 4—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b), for “, or” substitute “.”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (c);

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “, (c) or (d)” substitute “or (c)”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (d);

(c) omit paragraphs (7A), (14), (15) and (16).

(4) In Part 1 of Schedule A1 (exempt countries and territories)—

(a) insert entries for “Aruba”, “Bhutan”, “Kiribati”, “Mongolia”, “Federated States of Micronesia”, “Samoa”, “Solomon Islands”, “Timor-Leste”, “Tonga” and “Vanuatu” at the appropriate places;

(b) omit the entries for “Estonia” and “Latvia”.

Revocation of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Travel from Denmark) (England) Regulations 2020

3.The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Travel from Denmark) (England) Regulations 2020( 3 ) are revoked.

Transition and saving provision

4. In relation to any person—

(a) who arrived in England on or after 10th July 2020 but before 4.00 a.m. on 28th November 2020, the International Travel Regulations apply as if the amendments made by regulation 2 had not been made;

(b) to whom regulation 4 of the International Travel Regulations applied by virtue of paragraph (1)(c) of that regulation immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, the International Travel Regulations apply as if the amendments made by regulation 2 had not been made.