The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020", (S.R. 2020 No. 193) which came into operation at 4.00 am on 9 September 2020.

The Rule amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (“The principal Regulations”) to—

(a) enable a regional approach to be taken to removals and additions to the list of exempt countries and territories, in Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations, from which passengers arriving in Northern Ireland are not required to self-isolate;

(b) amend the entry for “Greece” to exclude specific Greek islands (Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Crete, Mykonos, Santorini and Zakynthos) from the list of exempt countries and territories, in Schedule 3;

(c) amend the list of specified competitions in Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations, which is relevant to the exemption from the requirement to self-isolate for elite sportspersons.

Passengers are not required to self-isolate on arrival in Northern Ireland if, during the 14 days preceding their arrival, they have only been in or transited through exempt countries or territories, or exempt parts of countries or territories. Passengers who have been in or transited through a non-exempt country or territory, or a non-exempt part of a country or territory, must self-isolate until 14 days have elapsed since the day after they last left a non-exempt country or territory, or a non-exempt part of a country or territory. The changes to Schedule 3 and Schedule 1 will not affect passengers who arrive in Northern Ireland before 4.00 am on 9th September 2020.

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