Health Act 1947 (Exempted Traveller) (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Exempted Traveller) (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 19th day of July 2021.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Health Act 1947 (Exempted Traveller) (Covid-19) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 134 of 2021 ).
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paragraphs: Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended by the insertion of the following definitions:
“‘certificate of recovery’ means -
(a) an EU Digital Covid Certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(c) of the Digital Covid Certificate Regulation,
(b) a Covid-19 certificate that has been -
(i) issued by a state other than a Member State, and
(ii) recognised as equivalent to a certificate referred to in paragraph (a) pursuant to an implementing act adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 3 or Article 8 of the Digital Covid Certificate Regulation, or
(c) a proof of recovery;
‘Digital Covid Certificate Regulation’ means Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 20211 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic;
‘EU Digital Covid Certificate’ has the meaning it has in the Digital Covid Certificate Regulation;
‘proof of recovery’ means a record or evidence in written or electronic form in the Irish language or the English language, or, where in a language other than the Irish or English language, an official translation into the Irish or English language, that contains the data specified in subparagraphs (a) to (h) of paragraph 3 of the Annex to the Digital Covid Certificate Regulation;
‘vaccination certificate’ means -
(a) an EU Digital Covid Certificate referred to in Article 3(1)(a) of the Digital Covid Certificate Regulation, or
(b) a Covid-19 certificate that has been -
(i) issued by a state other than a Member State, and
(ii) recognised as equivalent to a certificate referred to in paragraph (a) pursuant to an implementing act adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 3 or Article 8 of the Digital Covid Certificate Regulation;”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations is amended, in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “12 years of age” for “7 years of age”.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by the insertion of the following regulations after Regulation 20:
“21. 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 –
(a) where the person -
(i) is the holder of a valid vaccination certificate or a valid certificate of recovery, or
(ii) is a dependant person accompanying the person referred to in subparagraph (i),
and
(b) the person referred to in paragraph (a)(i) complies with any request of a relevant person or a member of the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na under Regulation 22.
22. A relevant person or a member of the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na may request a person referred to in Regulation 21(a)(i) to provide such information or documentation as may be required in order to ascertain whether or not the person holds a valid vaccination certificate or a valid certificate of recovery, as the case may be, and, if applicable, whether or not a person accompanying him or her is a dependant person.”.