The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/1550
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Section 2 Amendment to Schedule 2 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014

In Schedule 2 (regulated activities: general exceptions) to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 , after paragraph 11, insert—

(12) Any activity which—

(a) is carried on for the purpose of testing for the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (“SARS-CoV-2”) in an individual, or for the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, or

(b) is carried on for the purpose of processing, analysing or reporting the results of a test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in an individual, or for the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2.