Following the announcement from the First Minister the following guidance will be in place for the Scottish Mainland and the Ise of Skye as they will be moving to Level 4. The Scottish Islands will move to Level 3
What does this mean for our members?
As of Saturday 26th
December 2020 People living in Level 3 or Level 4 areas MUST NOT travel out of their local
authority area, except for certain essential purposes. (to check your Level please
use the following link https://www.gov.scot/check-local-covid-level/) Also , people living elsewhere in Scotland MUST NOT travel into Level 3 or Level 4
areas, except for essential purposes.
Travel between
Scotland and the rest of the UK
To suppress the spread
of COVID-19 it is essential that, with limited exceptions, there is no travel
to or from areas where higher numbers of people may be carrying the virus.
On 20 November travel
restrictions were put into law.
If people don’t
abide by the travel restrictions, there is a risk that the virus will spread to
areas where it is less common and we may have to return to national
restrictions.
People who live in a
Level 3 or 4 local authority area in Scotland are now required to stay in that
area unless they have a reasonable excuse to travel, such as work, education,
or welfare reasons.
Travelling around
Scotland
If you live or work
anywhere where there are protective measures in place – at whatever level – you
should not travel to another area to avoid them.
If you live in a Level
4 local authority area you must, by law, remain within that area unless you
have a reasonable excuse (see exceptions) you should also keep journeys within
the area to an absolute minimum if you have to travel for essential purposes,
you should follow the guidance on travelling safely.
If you live in a Level
3 local authority area you must, by law, remain within that area unless you
have a reasonable excuse (see exceptions) if you have to travel for essential
purposes, you should follow the guidance on travelling safely
You can find out which
parts of Scotland are in Levels 3 and 4 via the postcode checker https://www.gov.scot/check-local-covid-level/
Travel between
Scotland and the rest of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of
Man
Under current Scottish
law, given the state of the epidemic in those countries, unless you have a
reasonable excuse (see exceptions) you must not travel between Scotland
and:
England
Northern Ireland
Wales
County Donegal in the
Republic of Ireland
Jersey
However, we continue
to advise against all but essential travel at this time.
You should be aware
that rules may apply in those places that may restrict your ability to enter or
travel within each country, or which may require you to self-isolate for a period
of time after your arrival or return from the UK. Please check any restrictions
that may be in place in your destination before you travel. 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 Level
4 need to be aware of the following change.
As of Saturday 26th
December 2020 shooting will No longer be exempt from socialising
restrictions in Level 4 areas. This
means that shooting activities may only take place with up to a maximum of 6
people from no more than 2 households.
For Levels 3
In Level 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 Level 3 areas will not be permitted to travel to other Level areas
for any purpose other than essential purposes, which does not include organised
shooting sports.
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.