The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020

Prohibition on organising eventsE+W

4.—[F1(1) No person may, without a reasonable excuse, be involved in organising an event unless—

(a)the event is regulated (see regulation 57(7)),

(b)the event is held outdoors, and

(c)no more than 30 people attend at any time.

(1A) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person working, or providing voluntary services, in relation to the holding of an event is not to be treated as attending the event.]

[F2(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person involved in organising—

(a)an event held at a private dwelling at which people do not participate in a gathering in contravention of paragraph 2;

(b)an elite sporting event authorised by the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 5;

(c)a solemnisation of a marriage, formation of a civil partnership or an alternative wedding ceremony;

(d)a funeral.]

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)a person is not involved in organising an event if the person's only involvement is attending it;

(b)a reasonable excuse includes where the person has taken all reasonable measures to ensure that no more than [F330 people are present at the event at any time];

[F4(c)where—

(i)a market, or

(ii)a religious service,

is held in premises ordinarily used for that purpose or outdoors, it is not to be treated as an event.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

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