16.—(1) A person must not participate in a gathering in a public place located outside the protected area, unless the gathering—
(a)consists of no more than six persons from no more than two households,
(b)takes place outdoors and —
(i)where at least one person in the gathering has attained 12 years of age but has not attained 18 years of age, consists of no more than six persons who are all under 18 years of age, or
(ii)all the persons in the gathering are under 12 years of age,
(c)is for the purpose of—
(i)work or providing voluntary or charitable services,
(ii)childcare, education or training,
(iii)attending a place of worship,
(iv)facilitating a house move,
(v)an organised activity which—
(aa)takes place outdoors, or
(bb)is for persons under 18 years of age (whether indoors or outdoors),
(vi)organised exercise,
(d)relates to a funeral, marriage ceremony or civil partnership registration,
(e)is taking place in student accommodation, where all the persons in the gathering—
(i)are using cooking, dining, toilet or washing facilities which are shared with any person who is not a member of their household, and
(ii)have the accommodation as their only or main residence.
(2) In this regulation, “gathering” means a situation where two or more persons, who are not members of the same household, are present together in a place in order to engage in any form of social interaction with each other.
(3) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(a), as it applies—
(a)indoors, children under 12 years of age are not to be included when counting the number of persons participating in a gathering but are to be included when counting the number of households participating in a gathering,
(b)outdoors, children under 12 years of age are not to be included when counting the number of persons or households participating in a gathering.
(4) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b)(v) and (vi), an activity or exercise is “organised” if it is organised by—
(a)a person who is responsible for carrying on a business or providing a service,
(b)a person who is responsible for a place of worship,
(c)a charity or other not for profit organisation,
(d)a club or political organisation, or
(e)the governing body of a sport or other activity.