The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium, High and Very High) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/1176
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium, High and Very High) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 27th October 2020.

Section 2 Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020

In Schedule 2 to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020, omit “Warrington Borough Council”.

Section 3 Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020

(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 2, before “Greater Manchester”, insert—

Cheshire

Warrington Borough Council

(3) In Schedule 2A, after paragraph 4, insert—

Cheshire

(5)

(1) The businesses and services in this sub-paragraph are restricted businesses and restricted services in those areas listed in Schedule 2 in relation to Cheshire—

(a) betting shops and adult gaming centres;

(b) casinos;

(c) soft play areas and soft play centres.

(2) Paragraph 17(1) of Schedule 1 and sub-paragraph (1)(c) do not prevent the use of soft play areas and soft play centres by persons with a disability within the meaning of paragraph 11(4) of Schedule 1.

Section 4 Minor amendments

The Schedule makes minor amendments to—

(a) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020,

(b) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020, and

(c) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020.

Section 1 Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020

(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 3(16)(a), for “7(8)” substitute “7(9)”;

(b) in paragraph 7(6)(a)(i), for “organisation” substitute “institution”;

(c) in paragraph 13(5)(c), after “carrying on” insert “of”;

(d) in paragraph 14—

(i) in sub-paragraph (2), after “restricted service,” insert “, in the Tier 1 area”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (4), in the opening words, for “with” substitute “within”.

(3) In Schedule 3—

(a) in the heading to paragraph 5, before “Amendment”, the second time it occurs, insert “(”;

(b) in paragraph 7—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)—

(aa) after paragraph (d), insert—

(da) regulation 8(9)(b)(iii) or (iv), 10(3)(b), 10(14)(a) or 11 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020;

(bb) in paragraphs (f) and (g), for “COVID 19-Alert”, substitute “COVID-19 Alert”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (3), before “Obligations)”, insert “(”.

Section 2 Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020

(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 3(2), for “paragraph” substitute “sub-paragraph”;

(b) in paragraph 4—

(i) in sub-paragraph (4)(i), after “Agencies Regulations” insert “2005”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (10), in the opening words, after “gathering is” insert “for the purposes of”;

(c) in paragraph 5—

(i) in sub-paragraph (4)(i), after “Agencies Regulations” insert “2005”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (10)—

(aa) in the opening words, after “gathering is” insert “for the purposes of”;

(bb) in paragraph (c), after “organiser” insert “or manager”;

(d) in paragraph 10(4)(a), for “organisation” substitute “institution”;

(e) in paragraph 16(5)—

(i) in paragraph (b), for “the train” substitute “the aircraft, train”;

(ii) in paragraph (c), after “carrying on” insert “of”.

(3) In Schedule 3, in paragraph 5(1)—

(a) after paragraph (c), insert—

(ca) regulation 8(9)(b)(iii) or (iv), 10(3)(b), 10(14)(a) or 11 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020;

(b) in paragraph (f) and (g), for “COVID 19-Alert”, substitute “COVID-19 Alert”.

Section 3 Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020

(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 6(7), at the beginning of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), insert “the”.

(3) In Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 2(2)(a), omit “in” the second time it occurs;

(b) in paragraph 4(10), for paragraph (c), substitute—

(c) the gathering takes place—

(i) at premises, other than a private dwelling, which are operated by a business, a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution or a public body,

(ii) at premises, other than a private dwelling, which are part of premises used for the operation of a business, a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution or a public body, or

(iii) in a public outdoor place not falling within sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), and

(c) in paragraph 5(4), after “reasonably” insert “necessary”;

(d) in paragraph 11—

(i) in sub-paragraph (3)(a)(i), for “organisation” substitute “institution”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (7), for “(7)” substitute “(6)”;

(e) in paragraph 12—

(i) in sub-paragraph (14), in the opening words, for “(11)” substitute “(10)”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (15)(b), for “(17)” substitute “(16)”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (16), in the opening words, for “(16)(b)” substitute “(15)(b)”;

(f) in paragraph 18(2), for paragraph (c), substitute—

(c) a person has a disability if that person has an impairment that falls within paragraph 11(4);

(g) in paragraph 19—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), for “sub-paragraphs”, substitute “sub-paragraph”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (4)(d), in the opening words, for “with” substitute “within”.

(4) In Schedule 2A, in paragraph 4(1), for “paragraph” substitute “sub-paragraph”.

(5) In Schedule 3—

(a) in paragraph 1(2), omit “respectively”;

(b) renumber paragraph 4(1) as paragraph 4;

(c) in paragraph 4—

(i) after sub-paragraph (a), insert—

(aa) regulation 8(9)(b), 10(3)(b), 10(13) or 11 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c), at the end insert “2020”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (f), after “(Medium)” insert “(England)”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (g), after “(High)” insert “(England)”.