The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020", (S.R. 2020 No. 97) which came into operation on 8th June 2020.

The Rule imposes requirements on persons (“operators”) operating commercial transport services for passengers travelling to Northern Ireland by sea or air from outside England, Wales, Scotland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland (the “common travel area” by virtue of section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)).

The Rule requires operators to ensure that passengers who arrive in Northern Ireland on such services have been provided with certain public health information in the required manner, on three separate occasions. Breach of this requirement is an offence.

The Rule requires the Department of Health to review these Regulations every 21 days and expires 12 months after it comes into operation.

The rule may be purchased from the Stationery office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070, or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr