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The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Regulations 2021

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5.—(1) Any person who has been certified by the relevant Department or the Scottish Ministers as meeting the description in heads (a), (b) or (c)—

(a)a Crown servant or government contractor who is required to undertake essential policing or essential government work in the United Kingdom within the period during which they would, but for this paragraph, have had to comply with the requirements of Part 5 (managed isolation) or, as the case may be, Part 6 (self-isolation) of these Regulations,

(b)a person returning from conducting essential state business outside of the United Kingdom,

(c)a person returning to the United Kingdom where this is necessary to facilitate the functioning of a diplomatic mission or consular post of Her Majesty or of a military or other official posting on behalf of Her Majesty.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

“consular post” means any consulate-general, consulate, vice-consulate or consular agency,

“Crown Servant” and “government contractor” have the meanings given in paragraph 2(2),

“essential government work” means work which has been designated as such by the relevant Department or the Scottish Ministers and includes, in particular—

(a)

work related to national security,

(b)

the work of the National Crime Agency in pursuance of its statutory functions, and

(c)

work related to immigration, coronavirus or any other crisis response,

but does not include work of the description in paragraph 2 of this schedule,

“essential policing” means policing which has been designated as such on behalf of the relevant chief officer or chief constable,

“essential state business” means activity which has been designated as essential to the United Kingdom or Her Majesty’s Government by the relevant Department, and includes, in particular—

(a)

bilateral or multilateral discussions with another state or international organisation, and

(b)

visits to another state on behalf of the United Kingdom or Her Majesty’s Government.

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