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4.—[F1[F2(1) No person may, without a reasonable excuse, be involved in organising an event unless—
(a)the event is held outdoors,
(b)no more than 50 people attend at any time, and
(c)if the event is held on regulated premises, no alcohol is consumed.]
(1A) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person working, or providing voluntary services, in relation to the holding of an event is not to be treated as attending the event.]
[F3(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person involved in organising—
(a)an event held at a private dwelling at which people do not participate in a gathering in contravention of [F4regulation 37(2)];
(b)an event authorised by the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 5;
(c)a solemnisation of a marriage, formation of a civil partnership or an alternative wedding ceremony;
(d)a funeral;
(e)[F5a gathering at regulated premises], to—
(i)celebrate a solemnisation of a marriage, formation of a civil partnership or alternative wedding ceremony that took place on or after [F61 December 2021];
(ii)celebrate the life of a deceased person whose funeral is held on or after [F71 December 2021];
(f)a regulated gathering that takes place to any extent indoors and at which—
(i)no more than 30 people are in attendance, F8... and
(ii)no alcohol is consumed;
[F9(g)a regulated gathering that takes place outdoors for the purposes of protest, or picketing carried out in accordance with the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992;]
(h)a regulated gatheringF10... for the development or well-being of children (including sports, music and other recreational activities such as those provided for children outside of school hours and during school holidays).
[F11(i)an event that is held at regulated premises, other than at holiday or travel accommodation, and at which—
(i)no more than 6 people are in attendance, or
(ii)all of the people in attendance are members of the same household;
(j)an event that is any of the following, where it is held in premises ordinarily used for that purpose—
(i)the showing of a film,
(ii)an entertainment performance where no more than 200 people are in attendance or where it is held outdoors,
(iii)a market, or
(iv)a religious service;
(k)an elite sporting event at which the only people present are elite athletes and persons working or providing voluntary services for the event;
(l)an event that is held outdoors at premises that are not regulated premises F12... at which—
(i)no more than 6 people are in attendance, or
(ii)all of the people in attendance are members of the same household F13...;
F14(m). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]]
[F15(2A) In determining, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the number of persons in attendance at an event, no account is to be taken of—
(a)any children under the age of 11,
(b)the carer of any person in attendance, or
(c)any person working, or providing voluntary services, at the event.]
(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)a person is not involved in organising an event if the person's only involvement is attending it;
(b)a reasonable excuse includes where the person has taken all reasonable measures to ensure that no more than [F1650 people are present at the event at any time];
F17(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F17(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(1A) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 4(1) (7.6.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/668), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(b)(i)
F2Sch. 2 para. 4(1) substituted (26.12.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1485), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(d)(i)
F3Sch. 2 para. 4(2) substituted (7.6.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/668), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(b)(ii)
F4Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(a) substituted (26.12.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1485), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(d)(ii)
F5Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(e) substituted (26.12.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1485), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(d)(iii)(aa)
F6Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(e)(i) substituted (26.12.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1485), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(d)(iii)(bb)
F7Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(e)(ii) substituted (26.12.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1485), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(d)(iii)(cc)
F8Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(f)(i) omitted (21.6.2021) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/722), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)(ii)
F9Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(g) substituted (26.12.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1485), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(d)(iv)
F10Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(h) omitted (26.12.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1485), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(d)(v)
F11Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(i)-(m) inserted (21.6.2021) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/722), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)(iv)
F12Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(l) omitted (26.12.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1485), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(d)(vi)
F13Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(l)(ii) omitted (31.12.2021) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 26) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1490), regs. 1(2), 2(6)
F14Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(m) omitted (26.12.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1485), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(d)(vii)
F15Sch. 2 para. 4(2A) inserted (21.6.2021) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/722), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(b)
F16Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(b) substituted (7.6.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/668), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(b)(iii)
F17Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(c)(d) omitted (21.6.2021) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/722), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(c)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 20.12.2020, see reg. 1(3)
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