The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

37.  For regulation 5(1) substitute—

“(1) A person responsible for carrying on a business or a members’ club which sells or provides food or drink (whether or not including intoxicating liquor) for consumption on the premises—

(a) must close to the public any indoor part of the premises, except to allow one individual from a party to make payment or to allow use of toilet, baby changing or breast feeding facilities and access to them;

(b) must not permit the consumption of food or drink including intoxicating liquor in any indoors part of the premises;

(c) may sell or provide food or drink including intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises;

(d) must take reasonable steps to ensure that no more than six persons (not including children aged 12 or under) are seated at any one table (unless those seated at a table comprise a single household), and persons from no more than two households are seated at any one table (in this regulation all those seated at a table are a “party”);

(e) must comply with the duty in regulation 15 (Visitor and Attendee Information) and the duty in regulation 17 (Requirement in relation to social distancing);

(f) must not permit on the premises—

(i) dancing; or

(ii) the provision of music, whether live or recorded, for dancing; or

(iii) live music;

(g) Sub-paragraph (f)(iii) shall not apply to music at a marriage ceremony or civil partnership ceremony;

(h) must carry out a risk assessment which complies with the requirements of regulation 9(5)(a) and which determines—

(i) the maximum number of persons who may be seated in each part of the premises; and

(ii) the volume at which any background or ambient music will be played so as to enable visitors to conduct conversation at normal loudness of speech;

(i) must retain the risk assessment referred to in subparagraph (h) on the premises and make it available immediately for inspection by visitors to the premises or to a relevant person on request;

(j) must take all reasonable measures to limit the risk of transmission of the coronavirus in accordance with regulation 9(5)(b);

(k) must display prominently, at each part of the premises, the maximum number of persons who may be seated in that part of the premises;

(l) must permit orders for food or drink (including intoxicating liquor) to be placed only by persons seated at a table;

(m) must not permit the consumption of food or drink (including intoxicating liquor) on the premises other than by a person seated at a table; and

(n) must not permit a visitor to move within the premises other than to enter or exit the premises, access a table, make a payment, or access and use toilet, baby changing or breast feeding facilities or a smoking area.”