People will be required to return a negative Covid-19 test when arriving in Scotland from overseas as of next week.
New travel rules will come into force across the UK in a bid to help get the virus under control. The vast majority of the UK is currently in lockdown amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
Under the rule people will be required to take a test up three days before leaving their country of departure, and return a negative result, before being allowed into the UK. Those who fail to comply will face an immediate £500 fine.
UK nationals will not be exempt from the rules. However children under the age of 11, hauliers and those travelling from the Common Travel Area with Ireland won't be required to undergo a test.
It is hoped that the move will help reduce the risk of further new variants of the virus entering the UK.
UK transport secretary Grant Shapps said: "We already have significant measures in place to prevent imported cases of Covid-19, but with new strains of the virus developing internationally, we must take further precautions.
"Taken together with the existing mandatory self-isolation period for passengers returning from high-risk countries, pre-departure tests will provide a further line of defence - helping us control the virus as we roll out the vaccine at pace over the coming weeks."
