S.I. No. 173/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Exempted Traveller) (Covid-19) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 16th April, 2021.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 and 38G (inserted by section 7 of the Health (Amendment) Act 2021 (No. 1 of 2021)) of the Health Act 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Exempted Traveller) (Covid-19) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

2. The Health Act 1947 (Exempted Traveller) (Covid-19) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 134 of 2021 ) are amended by the insertion of the following Regulation after Regulation 5:

“6. For the purposes of paragraph (j) of the definition of “exempted traveller” in section 38B(25) of the Act of 1947, a person is prescribed as an exempted traveller where the person –

(a) arrives in the State during the period beginning on the 6^th day of April 2021 and ending on the 11^th day of April 2021 having been, within a period of 14 days prior to such arrival, in –

(i) the Republic of Albania, or

(ii) the State of Israel,

and

(b) has not during the period of 14 days prior to such arrival been in any designated state other than a state referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (a).”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 April, 2021.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These regulations amend Statutory Instrument No. 134 of 2021 and prescribe an additional exemption in that regard.