The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021", (S.R. 2021 No. 9) which came into operation at 4.00 am on 18 January 2021.

This rule amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (“the principal Regulations”).

The Rule removes all countries, territories or parts of countries or territories from the list of exempt places, in Schedule 3, from which passengers arriving in Northern Ireland are not required to self-isolate. Anyone arriving in Northern Ireland from outside the common travel area will be required to self-isolate (by regulation 4 of the principal Regulations) unless specifically exempt.

The Rule also removes the exemptions in Schedule 2 which apply to persons engaged in film, advertising production or high end television, persons engaged in television production, those involved in the national lottery contract and journalists.

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