The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (revoked)

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Version Superseded: 16/10/2020

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[F1Restriction on indoor gatherings]E+W

14.—(1) No person may, without a reasonable excuse—

F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)gather in premises indoors with any other person apart from—

(i)the members of their household,

(ii)their carer, or

(iii)a person they are providing care to.

(2) A reasonable excuse includes the need to do the following—

(a)obtain [F3or provide] medical assistance, including accessing any of the services referred to in paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 or accessing veterinary services;

(b)provide or receive care or assistance, including relevant personal care, within the meaning of paragraph 7(3B) of Schedule 4 to the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 M1, where the person receiving the care is a vulnerable person;

(c)provide or receive emergency assistance;

F4(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)work or provide voluntary or charitable services;

(f)where the person is an elite athlete, train or compete;

(g)attend a solemnization of a marriage or formation of a civil partnership—

(i)as a party to the marriage or civil partnership,

(ii)if invited to attend, or

(iii)as the carer of a person attending.

(h)attend a funeral—

(i)as a person responsible for arranging the funeral,

(ii)if invited by a person responsible for arranging the funeral, or

(iii)as the carer of a person attending;

[F5(hza)participate in a gathering of no more than 30 people at open premises to—

(i)celebrate a solemnization of a marriage or formation of a civil partnership that takes place on or after 22 August 2020,

(ii)celebrate the life of a deceased person whose funeral is held on or after 22 August 2020;]

[F6(ha)attend a place of worship;]

(i)meet a legal obligation, including attending court or satisfying bail conditions, or to participate in legal proceedings;

(j)access or receive F7... public services F7...;

[F8(ja)access childcare or participate in supervised activities for children;]

[F9(jb)access educational services;]

(k)in relation to children who do not live in the same household as their parents, or one of their parents, continue existing arrangements for access to, and contact between, parents and children, and for the purposes of this paragraph, “parent” includes a person who is not a parent of the child, but who has parental responsibility for, or who has care of, the child;

(l)move home;

[F10(m)undertake activities in connection with the purchase, sale, letting, or rental of residential property;]

(o)avoid injury or illness or escape a risk of harm.

[F11(p)exercise with others, in a gathering of no more than 30 people, at a fitness studio, gym, swimming pool, other indoor leisure centre or facility or any other open premises.]

[F12(q)visit a person who is resident in a care home, hospice, or in secure accommodation.]

[F13(2A) It is also a reasonable excuse for no more than 6 people to gather in (any) premises indoors where all the persons in the gathering—

(a)live in the same premises, and

(b)share toilet, washing, dining or cooking facilities with each other.]

(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is homeless.

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Textual Amendments

F1Reg. 14 heading substituted (3.8.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/820), regs. 1, 2(6)(b) (with reg. 3)

F2Reg. 14(1)(a) omitted (3.8.2020) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/820), regs. 1, 2(6)(a) (with reg. 3)

F3Words in reg. 14(2)(a) inserted (17.9.2020 at 6.00 p.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Rhondda Cynon Taf) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1007), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)

F4Reg. 14(2)(d) omitted (17.9.2020 at 6.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Rhondda Cynon Taf) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1007), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)

F5Reg. 14(2)(hza) inserted (22.8.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/884), regs. 1, 2(4) (with reg. 3)