The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020

Guidance about taking reasonable measures

18.—(1) A person required to take reasonable measures under regulation 16(1) or 17(1) must have regard to guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers about those measures.

(2) The Welsh Ministers—

(a) may revise guidance issued under paragraph (1), and

(b) must publish the guidance (and any revisions).

(3) Guidance under this regulation may incorporate (by reference or transposition) guidance, codes of practice or other documents published by another person (for example, a trade association, body representing members of an industry or a trade union).

(4) Guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers under—

(a) paragraph (1) of regulation 20 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2020(1), or

(b) paragraph (1) of regulation 24 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 4) (Wales) Regulations 2020(2),

is to be treated as if it were guidance issued under paragraph (1) of this regulation.

(1)

S.I. 2020/1149 (W. 261).

(2)

S.I. 2020/1219 (W. 276), as amended by S.I. 2020/1237 (W. 279), S.I. 2020/1288 (W. 286), S.I. 2020/1409 (W. 311), S.I. 2020/1477 (W. 316) and S.I. 2020/1522 (W. 326).