Offences relating to isolation requirements and contact tracingE+W
40.—(1) A person who—
(a)contravenes a requirement in regulation 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 9(2)[F1, 11A(2)] or 12, or
(b)without reasonable excuse, contravenes a requirement in regulation 6(3), 7(3), 8(3)[F2, 9(3) or 11A(3)],
commits an offence.
(2) It is an offence for a person (“P”) to give false or misleading information to a contact tracer—
(a)under regulation 6(3), 7(3), 8(3)[F3, 9(3) or 11A(3)], or
(b)about—
(i)P's contact information, or
(ii)persons with whom P may have had close contact,
where P knows the information is false or misleading, or P is reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading.
(3) In paragraph (2), “close contact” has the same meaning as in Part 3.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 40(1)(a) inserted (24.12.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, South Africa) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1645), regs. 1(2), 4(7)(a)(i)
F2Words in reg. 40(1)(b) substituted (24.12.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, South Africa) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1645), regs. 1(2), 4(7)(a)(ii)
F3Words in reg. 40(2)(a) substituted (24.12.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, South Africa) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1645), regs. 1(2), 4(7)(b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 40 in force at 20.12.2020, see reg. 1(3)