2021 No. 1477 (W. 379)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 24) Regulations 2021
Made
Coming into force
Laid before Senedd Cymru
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1) and (3)(c) and 45P(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 19841.
These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Wales.
The Welsh Ministers consider that restrictions and requirements imposed by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.
In accordance with section 45Q(3) of that Act the Welsh Ministers are of the opinion that the instrument does not contain any provision made by virtue of section 45C(3)(c) of the Act which imposes or enables the imposition of a special restriction or requirement, or any other restriction or requirement which has or would have a significant effect on a person’s rights.
Title and coming into force1
1
The title of these Regulations is the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 24) Regulations 2021.
2
These Regulations come into force at 12.00 a.m. on 22 December 2021.
Amendment to the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 20202
1
The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 20202 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 5, omit paragraph (1A).
3
Omit regulation 9A.
4
In regulation 10—
a
in paragraph (1), for “, 8(2) or 9A(2)” substitute “or 8(2)”
;
b
in paragraph (3), for “, 8(2) and 9A(2)” substitute “and 8(2)”
;
c
omit paragraph (6ZA).
5
Before regulation 11 insert—
Transitional provision: isolation requirements10B
1
Where—
a
an adult is required to not leave or be outside of the place where the adult is living in accordance with regulation 8(2) (“the isolation requirement”) immediately before 22 December 2021,
b
the isolation requirement applies to the adult because of the application of regulation 10(6ZA) or regulation 11(1A), and
c
the last day of the adult’s isolation (as determined in accordance with regulation 8(4) or (5)) is 22 December 2021 or later,
the isolation requirement ceases to apply to the adult at the beginning of 22 December 2021.
2
Where—
a
a child is required to not leave or be outside of the place where the child is living in accordance with regulation 9A(2) (“the isolation requirement”) immediately before 22 December 2021, and
b
the last day of the child’s isolation (as determined in accordance with regulation 9A(4) or (5)) is 22 December 2021 or later,
the isolation requirement ceases to apply to the child at the beginning of 22 December 2021.
3
In this regulation, references to regulations 9A, 10(6ZA) and 11(1A) are references to those provisions as they were in force immediately before 22 December 2021.
6
In regulation 11, omit paragraph (1A).
7
In regulation 12, omit “or 9A(2)”.
8
In regulation 13(1)(a), for “, 8(1) or 9A(1)” substitute “or 8(1)”
.
9
Omit regulation 13A.
10
In regulation 14(2)(a)—
a
in the words before paragraph (i), for “, 8(2) or 9A(2)” substitute “or 8(2)”
;
b
in paragraph (ii), for “, 8(1) or 9A(1)” substitute “or 8(1)”
;
c
in paragraph (iii), for “, 8 or 9A” substitute “or 8”
.
11
In regulation 30, in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “, 8(2) or 9A(2)” substitute “or 8(2)”
.
12
In regulation 40—
a
in paragraph (1)—
i
in sub-paragraph (a), omit “, 9A(2)”;
ii
in sub-paragraph (b), for “, 8(3) or 9A(3)” substitute “or 8(3)”
;
b
in paragraph (2)(a), for “, 8(3) or 9A(3)” substitute “or 8(3)”
.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)