The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020", (S.R. 2020 No. 39) which come into operation at 4.00 am on 20 February 2021.

The Statutory Rule amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 to amend certain sectoral exemptions to the requirements to self-isolate and to include The Azores, Madeira, South Africa and United Arab Emirates in the list of countries and territories in paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 from which certain aircraft are prohibited from arriving in Northern Ireland, and to include The Azores and Madeira in the list of countries and territories in paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 from which certain vessels are prohibited from arriving in Northern Ireland.

The Statutory Rule also makes consequential amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 regarding the requirement to provide additional pre-departure test notification.

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