SCHEDULE 4E+WAlert Level 4 Restrictions

PART 1E+WRestrictions on movement and gathering with others

Extended householdsE+W

3.—(1) A [F1well-being needs] household and another household may agree to be treated as an extended household.

(2) To agree to be treated as an extended household, all [F2members of the households] must agree.

(3) A household may only agree to be treated as being in 1 extended household [F3at any one time].

(4) Where a [F4well-being needs] household has agreed to be treated as an extended household with up to—

(a)3 other households under paragraph 3 of Schedule 1, or

(b)2 other households under—

(i)paragraph 3 of Schedule 2, or

(ii)paragraph 3 of Schedule 3,

[F5(“the previous extended household”),] an agreement under this paragraph may be made only between the [F4well-being needs] household and 1 of those other households [F6unless a period of at least 10 days has expired since any member of the [F4well-being needs] household last participated in a gathering with a member of those households in reliance on being treated as part of the previous extended household].

(5) A household ceases to be treated as [F7part of] an extended household if any F8... member of the household ceases to agree to be treated as [F7part of] the extended household.

[F9(5A) Sub-paragraph (5B) applies where—

(a)a person who would be, or is, a member of an extended household is a child, and

(b)a person who has parental responsibility for the child (“P”) is a member of the child’s household.

(5B) Where this sub-paragraph applies—

(a)the agreement required by sub-paragraph (2) is to be given by P (and not the child), and

(b)a household ceases to be treated as part of an extended household in accordance with sub-paragraph (5) if P ceases to agree to be treated as part of the extended household (whether or not the child also ceases to agree).]

(6) If a household ceases to be treated as [F10part of] an extended household, the household may not agree to be treated as [F10part of] an extended household with any other household [F11unless a period of at least 10 days has expired since any member of the household last participated in a gathering with any member of another household in reliance on being treated as part of an extended household with that household].

(7) In this Schedule, references to an extended household are references to an extended household formed under or by virtue of this paragraph.

[F12(8) In this paragraph, “well-being needs household” means—

(a)a single adult household;

(b)a household comprising of 1 or more children and no adults.]

Textual Amendments

F2Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(2) substituted (13.3.2021 immediately before the start of the day) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/307), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)(i)

F8Word in Sch. 4 para. 3(5) omitted (13.3.2021 immediately before the start of the day) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/307), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)(ii)

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 20.12.2020, see reg. 1(3)