The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 24) Regulations 2021

Amendment to the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020

2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 5, omit paragraph (1A).

(3) Omit regulation 9A.

(4) In regulation 10—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “, 8(2) or 9A(2)” substitute “or 8(2)”;

(b) in paragraph (3), for “, 8(2) and 9A(2)” substitute “and 8(2)”;

(c) omit paragraph (6ZA).

(5) Before regulation 11 insert—

“Transitional provision: isolation requirements

10B.— (1) Where—

(a) an adult is required to not leave or be outside of the place where the adult is living in accordance with regulation 8(2) (“the isolation requirement”) immediately before 22 December 2021,

(b) the isolation requirement applies to the adult because of the application of regulation 10(6ZA) or regulation 11(1A), and

(c) the last day of the adult’s isolation (as determined in accordance with regulation 8(4) or (5)) is 22 December 2021 or later,

the isolation requirement ceases to apply to the adult at the beginning of 22 December 2021.

(2) Where—

(a) a child is required to not leave or be outside of the place where the child is living in accordance with regulation 9A(2) (“the isolation requirement”) immediately before 22 December 2021, and

(b) the last day of the child’s isolation (as determined in accordance with regulation 9A(4) or (5)) is 22 December 2021 or later,

the isolation requirement ceases to apply to the child at the beginning of 22 December 2021.

(3) In this regulation, references to regulations 9A, 10(6ZA) and 11(1A) are references to those provisions as they were in force immediately before 22 December 2021.”

(6) In regulation 11, omit paragraph (1A).

(7) In regulation 12, omit “or 9A(2)”.

(8) In regulation 13(1)(a), for “, 8(1) or 9A(1)” substitute “or 8(1)”.

(9) Omit regulation 13A.

(10) In regulation 14(2)(a)—

(a) in the words before paragraph (i), for “, 8(2) or 9A(2)” substitute “or 8(2)”;

(b) in paragraph (ii), for “, 8(1) or 9A(1)” substitute “or 8(1)”;

(c) in paragraph (iii), for “, 8 or 9A” substitute “or 8”.

(11) In regulation 30, in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “, 8(2) or 9A(2)” substitute “or 8(2)”.

(12) In regulation 40—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), omit “, 9A(2)”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “, 8(3) or 9A(3)” substitute “or 8(3)”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(a), for “, 8(3) or 9A(3)” substitute “or 8(3)”.

(1)

S.I. 2020/1609 (W. 335) as amended by S.I. 2020/1610 (W. 336), S.I. 2020/1623 (W. 340), S.I. 2020/1645 (W. 345), S.I. 2021/20 (W. 7), S.I. 2021/46 (W. 10), S.I. 2021/57 (W. 13), S.I. 2021/66 (W. 15), S.I. 2021/95 (W. 26), S.I. 2021/103 (W. 28), S.I. 2021/172 (W. 40), S.I. 2021/210 (W. 52), S.I. 2021/307 (W. 79), S.I. 2021/413 (W. 133), S.I. 2021/502 (W. 150), S.I. 2021/542 (W. 154), S.I. 2021/583 (W. 160), S.I. 2021/668 (W. 169), S.I. 2021/686 (W. 172), S.I. 2021/722 (W. 183), S.I. 2021/862 (W. 201), S.I. 2021/925 (W. 210), S.I. 2021/970 (W. 228), S.I. 2021/1119 (W. 271), S.I. 2021/1131 (W. 274), S.I. 2021/1212 (W. 303), S.I. 2021/1304 (W. 334), S.I. 2021/1363 (W. 358), S.I. 2021/1407 (W. 366) and S.I. 2021/1468 (W. 376).