Health Act 1947 (Section 31A Temporary Requirements) (Covid-19 Passenger Locator Form) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Requirements) (Covid-19 Passenger Locator Form) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 9th day of November 2021.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Requirements) (Covid-19 Passenger Locator Form) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 45 of 2021 ).
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paragraphs: Regulation 1(3) of the Principal Regulations is amended by the substitution of “6th day of February 2022” for “8th day of November 2021”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended, in the definition of “relevant period”, by the substitution of “28 days” for “14 days” in each place it occurs.
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paragraphs: Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended by the substitution of “Regulation 7” for “Regulation 6(3) or 7” in each place it occurs.
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paragraphs: Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations is amended -
(a) by the deletion of paragraphs (3), (5) and (6),
(b) in paragraph (4), by the substitution of “(1) or (2)” for “(1), (2) or (3)”, and
(c) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (7):
“(7) Paragraph (4) is a penal provision for the purposes of section 31A of the Health Act 1947 .”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 8(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended -
(a) by the deletion of clause (i) of subparagraph (a), and
(b) by the substitution of the following clause for clause (iia) of subparagraph (a):
“(iia) recording and verifying information regarding whether or not a person -
(I) has a relevant test result (within the meaning of the Travel Regulations),
(II) is a relevant traveller (within the meaning of the Travel Regulations), or
(III) is an exempted traveller (within the meaning of the Travel Regulations),”.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by the insertion of the following Regulation after Regulation 10:
“Additional transitional arrangements in relation to Covid-19 Passenger Locator Forms
11. Notwithstanding the amendments effected by the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Requirements) (Covid-19 Passenger Locator Form) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 582 of 2021 ), these Regulations shall, in so far as they relate to a Covid-19 Passenger Locator Form within the meaning of these Regulations before those amendments were made, which was completed by an international passenger in accordance with these Regulations before those amendments were made, continue in operation for the relevant period in respect of the international passenger concerned where he or she -
(a) arrived in the State before the coming into operation of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Requirements) (Covid-19 Passenger Locator Form) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021, or
(b) arrives in the State during the period beginning on the 9th day of November 2021 and ending on the 12th November 2021.”.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by the substitution of the Schedule to these Regulations for the Schedule to those Regulations.