Following yesterday's announcement from the First Minister regarding Scottish Government guidance regarding non-essential travel which will become Law on Friday 20th November 2020.
What does this mean for our members?
As of Friday 20th November
People living in Tier 3 or Tier 4 areas MUST NOT travel out of
their local authority area, except for certain essential purposes. (to check
your tier please use the following link https://www.gov.scot/check-local-covid-level/)
Also , people living elsewhere in Scotland MUST NOT travel into
Tier 3 or Tier 4 areas, except for essential purposes.
Travel between Scotland and
the rest of the UK
Restrictions and advice on what
you can do and where you can travel are also in place within England, Wales and
Northern Ireland.
The current Scottish Government
guidance, given the state of the epidemic across the UK is that people avoid
any unnecessary travel between Scotland and England, Wales, or Northern
Ireland.
This applies to people who live in
Scotland and to people who live elsewhere in the UK who are thinking of coming
to Scotland.
This may change as the virus
spreads or is suppressed in different areas, and as the rules and guidance in
place there change. Please check the Scottish Government website before
starting any journey.
If you have to travel for
essential purposes, follow the guidance on travelling safely which can be found
via the following link https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-travel-and-transport/.
Recreational shooting
activities including target shooting, game shooting, deer stalking and
wildfowling would NOT be an essential purpose for travel.
Shooting related work such as
beating and picking-up on shoot days; essential bird and mammal pest control to
protect crops or livestock would be an essential purpose to travel. Pest control activities would be as follows
Shooting or trapping of pest bird species under general licence, management of
rodents and rabbits; deer management as part of a plan agreed with and
requested by the landowner. Also game management or gamekeeping activities such
as looking after game birds, habitat management and pest/predator control.
Members in Tier 4 need to be
aware of the following change.
As of Friday 20th
November shooting will No longer be exempt from socialising restrictions
in Tier 4 areas. This means that
shooting activities may only take place with up to a maximum of 6 people
from no more than 2 house holds.
For Tiers 1, 2 and 3
In Tier 1, 2 and 3 multi-person
shoots will be able to continue providing they follow the Covid-19 guidance
framework for country sports https://countrysportscotland.com/framework-of-appropriate-covid-19-precautions-for-country-sports-updated-october-2020.
However, persons living in Tier
3 areas will not be permitted to travel to other Tier areas for any purpose
other than essential purposes, which does not include organised shooting
sports.
Persons from Tiers 1 and 2
areas will be able to travel to other Tier 1 and 2 areas, including travelling
through Tier 3 or 4 areas to get to their destination.
We will be updating this
guidance as and when we get new information from the Scottish Government so
please keep an eye on the website and social media site for updated
information.
Should our members have any
other queries or require a Risk
Assessment Template please do not hesitate to contact the office and they will
endeavour to assist you.
