The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 27) Regulations 2021

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 238

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 27) Regulations 2021

Approved by the Scottish Parliament

Made

10th June 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

at 9.30 a.m. on 11th June 2021

Coming into force

11th June 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(1) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 2020(1) (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of coronavirus in Scotland.

The Scottish Ministers consider that the 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 paragraph 6(2) and (3) of schedule 19 of the Act, the Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft having been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 27) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 11 June 2021.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

2.  The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020(2) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.

Amendment of regulation 6 (power of entry)

3.  At the end of regulation 6(9), insert “or Part 4 in any of schedules 1 to 3”.

Amendment of schedule 1 (Level 0 restrictions)

4.  In schedule 1 (level 0 restrictions), in paragraph 3 (requirement to take measures to minimise risk of exposure to coronavirus in a level 0 area)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3), in the definition of “required distance”, for “or (b) in all other cases, at least two metres” substitute—

“(b) in relation to Hampden Park, at least 1.2 metres,

(c) in relation to the Glasgow Green Event Zone, at least 1.5 metres, or

(d) in all other cases, at least two metres”, and

(b) at the end, insert—

“(5) In the definition of “required distance” in sub-paragraph (3)—

(a) “Hampden Park” means Hampden Park stadium, Glasgow, during the Championship period, as defined in section 1 of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020(3) and specified in the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (Championship Period and Transitory Provision etc.) Regulations 2021(4), and

(b) “the Glasgow Green Event Zone” means those premises at Glasgow Green designated as a fan zone by Glasgow City Council for use during the Championship period, as defined in section 1 of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 and specified in the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (Championship Period and Transitory Provision etc.) Regulations 2021.”.

Amendment of schedule 2 (Level 1 restrictions)

5.  In schedule 2 (level 1 restrictions), in paragraph 4 (requirement to take measures to minimise risk of exposure to coronavirus in a level 1 area) —

(a) in sub-paragraph (3), in the definition of “required distance”, for “or (b) in all other cases, at least two metres” substitute—

“(b) in relation to Hampden Park, at least 1.2 metres,

(c) in relation to the Glasgow Green Event Zone, at least 1.5 metres, or

(d) in all other cases, at least two metres”, and

(b) at the end, insert—

“(5) In the definition of “required distance” in sub-paragraph (3)—

(a) “Hampden Park” means Hampden Park stadium, Glasgow, during the Championship period, as defined in section 1 of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 and specified in the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (Championship Period and Transitory Provision etc.) Regulations 2021, and

(b) “the Glasgow Green Event Zone” means those premises at Glasgow Green designated as a fan zone by Glasgow City Council for use during the Championship period, as defined in section 1 of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 and specified in the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (Championship Period and Transitory Provision etc.) Regulations 2021.”.

Amendment of schedule 3 (Level 2 restrictions)

6.  In schedule 3 (level 2 restrictions), in paragraph 8 (requirement to take measures to minimise risk of exposure to coronavirus in a level 2 area)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3), in the definition of “required distance”, for “or (b) in all other cases, at least two metres” substitute—

“(b) in relation to Hampden Park, at least 1.2 metres,

(c) in relation to the Glasgow Green Event Zone, at least 1.5 metres, or

(d) in all other cases, at least two metres”, and

(b) at the end, insert—

“(5) In the definition of “required distance” in sub-paragraph (3)—

(a) “Hampden Park” means Hampden Park stadium, Glasgow, during the Championship period, as defined in section 1 of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 and specified in the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (Championship Period and Transitory Provision etc.) Regulations 2021, and

(b) “the Glasgow Green Event Zone” means those premises at Glasgow Green designated as a fan zone by Glasgow City Council for use during the Championship period, as defined in section 1 of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 and specified in the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (Championship Period and Transitory Provision etc.) Regulations 2021.”.

MICHAEL MATHESON

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

10th June 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 6(9) to provide a power of entry for a relevant person in performance of their functions under regulation 4(12)(b).

Regulations 4 to 6 amend schedules 1, 2 and 3 of those Regulations so that the required distances which are to be maintained between persons in Hampden Park, Glasgow, during the UEFA EURO 2020 Championship period, and at the Glasgow Green Event Zone, during that period, are reduced.

(1)

2020 c.7.

(2)

S.S.I. 2020/344, last amended by S.S.I. 2021/227.

(3)

2020 asp 1 (“the Act”). Section 1 of the Act was amended by the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020 (asp 10).

(4)

S.S.I. 2021/207.