The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 21) Regulations 2021

Amendment of schedule 3: Level 2 restrictions

5.—(1) Schedule 3 (level 2 restrictions) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In paragraph 1 (requirement to close certain premises to members of the public)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), omit heads (b), (c), (e), (f), (h), and (i)(1),

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i) omit heads (b) and (c),

(ii) in head (d), omit “(b), (c), (e), (f), (h) or (i)”.

(3) Omit paragraphs 2 (requirement to cease mobile close contact services) and 2A (requirement to cease mobile close contact services)(2).

(4) Omit paragraph 4 (closure of drinks-only public house businesses).

(5) In paragraph 5 (restricted opening hours for food and drink businesses)—

(a) for the opening text of sub-paragraph (1), substitute—

“(1) A person who is responsible for carrying on a food and drink business in a Level 2 area must, in relation to any premises, or parts of the premises, which are indoors—”,

(b) for “2000” in each place where it occurs, substitute “2230”,

(c) omit sub-paragraph (1)(a),

(d) omit sub-paragraph (2),

(e) for the opening text of sub-paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not prevent food or drink being sold—”.

(6) Omit paragraphs 6 (restrictions on sale and consumption of alcohol in food and drink businesses) and 7 (special opening hours for certain services).

(7) In paragraph 11(1)(a) (restriction on public gatherings indoors), for “two” substitute “three”.

(8) In paragraph 12(1)(a) (restriction on public gatherings outdoors)—

(a) for “six” substitute “eight”,

(b) for “two” substitute “eight”.

(9) In paragraph 13(1) (restriction on gatherings in private dwellings)—

(a) before head (a) insert—

“(za) takes place indoors and consists of no more than four persons from no more than two households,”,

(b) in head (a)—

(i) for “six” substitute “eight”,

(ii) for “two” substitute “eight”,

(c) for head (b), substitute—

“(b) takes place outdoors and all the persons in the gathering are under 12 years of  age,”.

(1)

Paragraph 1(2)(m) was amended by S.S.I. 2020/347.

(2)

Paragraph 2A was added by S.S.I. 2020/374.