2022 No. 83 (W. 29)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022
Made
Laid before Senedd Cymru
Coming into force
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 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. 4) Regulations 2022.
2
These Regulations come into force at 6.00 a.m. on 28 January 2022.
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 16—
a
in paragraph (1)—
i
under the “Step 2” heading, omit “and Step 4”;
ii
omit—
Take all reasonable measures to ensure—
a
that a distance of 2 metres is maintained between any persons indoors on the premises, except between members of a permitted group;
b
where persons are required to wait indoors to enter the premises, that a distance of 2 metres is maintained between them, except between members of a permitted group.
Step 4
b
omit paragraph (1A);
c
omit paragraph (3)(ba);
d
omit paragraph (4A).
3
Omit regulations 16ZA and 16ZB.
4
In regulation 16A(1), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
ca
that, for medical reasons, the person—
i
cannot complete a course of doses of an authorised vaccine, and
ii
cannot undertake a qualifying test.
5
Omit Part 4B.
6
In regulation 20—
a
in paragraph (1), after “permitted access” insert “, other than premises where food or drink is sold, or otherwise provided, for consumption on the premises”
;
b
omit paragraph (3)(h).
7
In regulation 26, omit “, 16ZA(1), 16ZB”.
8
In regulation 37, omit paragraph (2).
9
Omit regulation 42A.
10
In Schedule 5, in column 3 of the table in paragraph 1, for “Alert Level 2” substitute “No alert level”
.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)