Question reference: S6W-05739
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 13 January 2022
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 13 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the coronavirus legislation in place.
Answer
Regulations amending the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 were made today.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (“the principal regulations”) and will take effect on17 January 2022.
The Amendment Regulations remove the physical distancing requirements in the Principal Regulations at outdoor event venues, outdoor exhibitions and outdoor spaces in sports stadia.
The Regulations also amend definitions in the Principal Regulations in relation to the certification requirements, in particular to the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’. To be considered fully vaccinated for domestic certification purposes, a person must have had a booster, if 120 days have passed since their primary course of a MHRA vaccine. If not boosted within 120 days, the person would be treated as if they had not been vaccinated and would require to show evidence of a negative test result within the previous 24 hours as an alternative to requiring full vaccination.”
The Regulations also remove the requirement in the Principal Regulations that a person must not organise an outdoor event of more than 500 people.
The Regulations have been published at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2022/6