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(i)  a sensitivity of at least 80%, 
(ii)  a specificity of at least 97%, and 
(iii)  a limit of detection of less than or equal to 100,0 00 SARS-CoV-2 copies per 
millilitre; 
(b)  it is not a test provided or administered under the  National Health Service Act 2006, the 
National Health Services (Wales) Act 2006, the Nati onal Health Service (Scotland) Act 
1978, or the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972; and 
(c)  the test sample is taken from the person no more than three days before— 
(i)  in the case of that person travelling to England on a commercial transport service, the 
service’s scheduled time of departure, or 
(ii)  in any other case, the actual time of departure of the vessel or aircraft on which that 
person is travelling to England. 
Form of notification of negative result 
2.  Notification of a negative test result must includ e, in English, French or Spanish, the 
following information— 
(a)  the name of the person from whom the sample was taken; 
(b)  that person’s date of birth or age; 
(c)  the negative result of the test; 
(d)  the date the test sample was collected or received by the test provider; 
(e)  the name of the test provider and information sufficient to contact that provider; 
(f)  a statement— 
(i)  that the test was a polymerase chain reaction test, or 
(ii)  of the name of the device that was used for the test. 
Persons not required to comply with regulation 4 
3. —(1) The persons referred to in regulation 4(6)(c) (and not required to comply with that 
regulation) are— 
(a)  a person (“P”) described in— 
(i)  paragraph 16(1)(b) of Schedule 4 where, prior to P’ s departure to the United 
Kingdom, the relevant Department has certified that  they meet this description and 
are not required to comply with regulation 4, or 
(ii)  paragraph 17 of Schedule 4 where, prior to P’s depa rture to the United Kingdom, the 
relevant Department has also certified that they ar e not required to comply with 
regulation 4; 
(b)  a Crown servant or government contractor (“C”) who is required to undertake essential 
policing or essential government work in the United  Kingdom or is returning from 
conducting such work outside the United Kingdom whe re, prior to C’s departure to the 
United Kingdom, the relevant Department has certified that they meet this description and 
are not required to comply with regulation 4; 
(c)  a representative (“R”) of a foreign country or terr itory, or of the government of a British 
overseas territory, travelling to the United Kingdo m to conduct official business with the 
United Kingdom where, prior to R’s departure to the United Kingdom— 
(i)  the relevant head of the mission, consular post, or  office representing a foreign 
territory in the United Kingdom, or a Governor of a  British overseas territory (as the 
case may be), or a person acting on their authority, confirms in writing to the Foreign 
Commonwealth and Development Office that R is required to undertake work which 
is essential to the foreign country represented by the mission or consular post, the 
foreign territory represented by the office or the British overseas territory, and