6.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, an individual is treated as having a cleared status (general) only if he or she is and to the extent certified by the Director under this regulation as having a cleared status to enter or remain in any restricted place.
(2) Where the Director or a recognised medical practitioner is satisfied that an individual is a recovered individual, the Director or recognised medical practitioner (as the case may be) may grant a certificate stating that the individual has a cleared status (general) for a period —
(a)
starting the date the recovered individual first tested positive for SARS‑CoV-2 upon undergoing a polymerase chain reaction test (whether before, on or after 24 April 2021); and
(b)
ending on (and including) the 270th day after the date in sub‑paragraph (a).
(3) Where the Director is satisfied that —
(a)
an individual is a recovered individual;
(b)
the individual is vaccinated against a COVID-19 infection by the administration of any approved vaccine by a recognised vaccination provider; and
(c)
14 days or more have elapsed after the day the individual was so vaccinated,
the Director may grant a certificate stating that an individual has a cleared status (general) for a period that starts and ends as stated opposite the approved vaccine in the First Schedule.
(4) In addition, where the Director is satisfied that —
(a)
the individual (who is not a recovered individual) is vaccinated against a COVID‑19 infection by the administration of any approved vaccine by a recognised vaccination provider; and
(b)
14 days or more have elapsed after the day the individual was so vaccinated,
the Director may grant a certificate stating that an individual has a cleared status (general) for a period that starts and ends as stated opposite the approved vaccine in the First Schedule.