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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 25) Regulations 2020.
(2) These Regulations come into force at 6.00 p.m. on 23 December 2020.
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(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3—
(a) in paragraph (4), at the beginning, insert “Subject to paragraph (7)”,
(b) after paragraph (6), insert—“
(7) Paragraphs (4)(c), (d) and (e) do not apply to a person who has departed from, or transited through, South Africa.”.
(3) In regulation 6—
(a) in the title, after “travellers” insert “or others”,
(b) in paragraph (1), for “This regulation applies”, substitute “Paragraph (2) applies”,
(c) after paragraph (1), insert—“
(1A) Paragraph (2A) applies where a person (“D”) is residing at an address where P is required to stay in accordance with paragraph (2) because P has arrived in Scotland having departed from, or transited through, South Africa.”,
(d) after paragraph (2), insert—“
(2A) D must not leave the place where they are residing with P except to the extent that a defence would be available under regulation 9(6) until the end of the period during which, according to paragraph (2), P is required to remain in that place.”.
(4) In regulation 7—
(a) at the beginning of paragraph (1) insert “Subject to paragraph (2)”,
(b) in paragraph (1) for “requirements in regulation 6” substitute “requirement in regulation 6(2)”,
(c) after paragraph (1), insert—“
(2) Paragraph (1)(c), (ca), (cba), (cb), (cc) and (d) do not apply to a person who has, at any time in the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of their arrival in Scotland, departed from, or transited through, South Africa.”.
(5) In regulation 9(1)(a), after “6(2)” insert “or 6(2A)”.
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The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply in relation to any person who arrived in Scotland during the period beginning at 12.01 a.m. on 8 June 2020 and ending immediately prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, and the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 continue to apply to such persons as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.
MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
At 5.25 p.m. on 23rd December 2020