The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

Made: on 13th September 2020

Laid before Parliament-: at 10.30 a.m. on 14th September 2020

Coming into force: at 12.01 a.m. on 14th September 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (4)(b) and (d), 45F(2) and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 .

These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England.

The Secretary of State considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 , as amended by these Regulations, are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.

In accordance with section 45R of that Act the Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make this instrument without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Amendment of the Principal Regulations

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Amendment of the Principal Regulations: transitional and savings provision

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Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020

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Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

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Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020

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Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020

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Consequential amendments: transitional and savings provisions

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• (1) Despite the amendments made by these Regulations, the local Regulations continue in force as they had effect immediately before these Regulations came into force in relation to a large gatherings offence committed under the relevant local Regulations before these Regulations came into force.

• (2) In this Regulation—

• “the local Regulations” means—the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020;the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020;the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020;the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020;

• “a large gatherings offence” means an offence under—regulation 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020;regulation 4B of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020;regulation 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020;regulation 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020.

Signed

Priti Patel — Secretary of State, — 2020-09-13

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2020/684, as amended by S.I. 2020/822, 824, 828, 865, 907 and 974. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2020/824, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2020/822, as amended by S.I. 2020/828. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2020/828. The title of the Regulations was changed by S.I. 2020/685. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2020/974.

[^f00007]: 2006 c. 47. Sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) and (3A) to (3E) of paragraph 7 were substituted for sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) as enacted, by section 66 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9).

[^f00008]: 1949 c. 76.

[^f00009]: 2004 c. 33.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1999/3242, as amended by S.I. 2005/1541 and 2015/21 and 1637.

[^f00011]: 1994 c. 33. Section 63 has been amended by section 58 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), Schedule 26 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), Schedule 7 to the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) and section 111 of, and paragraph 31 of Schedule 7 to and Part 1 of Schedule 17 to, the Serious and Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15).

Editorial notes

[^c24284181]: 1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).

[^c24284191]: S.I. 2020/684, as amended by S.I. 2020/822, 824, 828, 865, 907 and 974. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^key-ced9a80399f0d1c663296078b61b164d]: Reg. 8 in force at 14.9.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(1)

[^key-1acbdacba72d2d4af5eb8e4d83ac6f9f]: Words in reg. 8(2) substituted (24.9.2020 at 5.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1029), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a) (with reg. 9)

[^key-d31c84e19a11793270cab969cb67166a]: Words in reg. 8(2) substituted (24.9.2020 at 5.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1029), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b) (with reg. 9)

[^key-f4d4df6cfd90fb6101e33571b3e0d748]: Regulations revoked (except reg. 8) (14.10.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1103), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 9)