The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2022

• Citation: S.I. 2022/180 (W.)
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title and coming into force

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 28 February 2022.

Section 2 Amendment to the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020

(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 20—

(a) in paragraph (1), for the words from “premises to which” to the end substitute

—

(a) premises of a business offering goods or services for sale or hire (retail premises), including the premises of a business or service listed in paragraphs (a) to (m) of paragraph 39 of Schedule 7;

(b) shopping centres and shopping arcades;

(c) premises of veterinary surgeons and animal grooming services;

(d) storage and distribution facilities, including delivery drop off points;

(e) premises of estate or letting agents, developer sales offices and show homes;

(f) premises of hair salons and barbers, nail and beauty salons including tanning and electrolysis services, and body piercing and tattooing services;

(g) premises used for the provision of food that has been prepared to the specific order of consumers for delivery or collection to be consumed off the premises;

(h) premises used for the provision of medical, health or dental services, audiology, chiropody, chiropractor, osteopath, optometry, physiotherapy or acupuncture services, or other medical or health services including services relating to mental health;

(i) premises used for the provision of a social care service, including care home services,, secure accommodation services, residential family centre services and adult day care services;

(j) a vehicle, when it is being used for—

(i) paid instruction in the driving of a motor car in accordance with section 123 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 , or

(ii) a test of competence to drive such as is described in section 89(1)(a)(i) of that Act.

(b) in paragraph (2), omit sub-paragraph (aa);

(c) in paragraph (3), at the end insert—

(i) in relation to premises described in paragraph (1)(i), where P is resident in the premises.

(d) after paragraph (3) insert—

(3A) Paragraph (1) does not apply—

(a) when the public do not have access to the premises;

(b) where P is in premises where food or drink is sold, or otherwise provided, for consumption on the premises.

(e) in paragraph (4), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “paragraph (1)” substitute “paragraph (3A)(b);

(f) omit paragraph (5);

(g) for paragraph (6) substitute—

(6) Where a vehicle is being used for a purpose described in paragraph (1)(j), the entire vehicle is to be treated as an indoor public area for the purposes of paragraph (1).

(h) after paragraph (6) insert—

(7) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(i), a “ social care service ” has the same meaning as a “regulated service” in section 2(1) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 .