The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021", (S.R. 2021 No. 230) which came into operation at 4.00 am on 8 August 2021.

This Rule amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (“the principal Regulations”) and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations 2021.

Regulation 3 provides that Georgia, La Réunion, Mayotte and Mexico are included in the list of red list countries in Schedule 1 of the principal Regulations.

Regulation 3 also provides that Bahrain, India, Qatar and United Arab Emirates are omitted from the list of Red list countries in Schedule 1 of the principal Regulations.

Regulation 4 provides that Austria, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia are included in the list of Green list countries in Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations.

Regulation 5 provides that Metropolitan France has been omitted from the Amber Plus list in Schedule 2A of the principal Regulations, leaving no entries in that list.

Regulation 6 amends Schedule 4 to exempt UEFA guests and specific Villarreal fans travelling within a managed ‘bubble’ using chartered and private transport, from self-isolation and post arrival testing, to attend the UEFA Super Cup match to be held in Belfast on 11th August 2021.

Regulation 7 amends Schedule 7 to permit students travelling to Northern Ireland from a red list country for a University course to complete managed isolation in university accommodation as opposed to the Managed Isolation Service.

Regulations 9 to 11 amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 to require operators to ensure that a person who declares an exemption within the Passenger Locator Form provides evidence to support their declared exemption status.

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