2020 No. 128

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Made

Laid before the Assembly

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1

The Department of Health M1, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25C(1), (3)(c), (4)(d) and 25F(2) of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 M2.

These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Northern Ireland.

The Department of Health considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.

In accordance with section 25Q of that Act the Department of Health is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M1

Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)

M2

1967 c. 36 (N.I.). Part 1A was inserted by section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)

Citation and commencementI21

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (3).

2

Regulation 1, 2(1) to (4), (6), (7) (insofar as it relates to regulation 5(2)(v) to (aa)), (8), (9), and (10)(a) and 3 shall come into operation at 11.30 pm on 2nd July 2020.

3

The remainder of the Regulations shall come into operation at 11.00 pm on 5th July 2020.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Reg. 1 in operation at 2.7.2020 at 11.30 p.m., see reg. 1(2)

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20202

I11

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 M3 are amended as follows.

I12

Omit regulation 3(1).

I13

In regulation 3(2A)(a) for “only food or both food and intoxicating liquor”, substitute “ intoxicating liquor, with or without food, ”.

I14

In regulation 3(5)—

a

in sub-paragraph (a), for “paragraphs 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10” substitute “ paragraphs 5, 6, 8 or 9 ”; and

b

in sub-paragraph (c), for “paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 9 or 10” substitute “ paragraphs 5, 6, 7 or 9 ”.

I55

In regulation 4(2), for “paragraph 13, 15 or 16” substitute “ paragraph 13 ”.

I16

For regulation 5(2)(g), substitute—

g

to attend a funeral;

I3I67

In regulation 5(2)—

a

for the second reference to sub-paragraph (v) to sub-paragraph (y), substitute—

w

to visit a nail, beauty or hair salon, a barbers shop, a shop providing tanning, electrolysis or acupuncture services;

x

to travel for the purpose of staying in holiday accommodation or a second home;

y

to attend a visitor attraction, museum or gallery;

z

to visit a restaurant, café, club, public house or bar;

b

after sub-paragraph (z), insert—

aa

to visit a betting shop;

bb

to visit a massage, tattoo or piercing parlour;

cc

to visit a spa.

I18

In regulation 6—

a

for paragraphs (h) and (i), substitute—

h

to attend a visitor attraction, museum or gallery;

i

to visit a restaurant, café, registered club, public house or bar;

b

after paragraph (j), insert—

j

to attend a summer school or scheme.

I19

In Part 1 of Schedule 2, after paragraph 2 insert—

3

Clubs registered in accordance with the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

10

In Part 2 of Schedule 2—

I1a

omit paragraphs 10, 11 and 12;

I5b

for paragraph 13, substitute “ Spas, insofar as they provide services involving water or steam ”;

I5c

omit paragraphs 15 and 16.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Reg. 2(1)-(4) (6)(8)(9)(10)(a) in operation at 2.7.2020 at 11.30 p.m., see reg. 1(2)

I5

Reg. 2(5)(10)(b)(c) in operation at 5.7.2020 at 11.00 p.m., see reg. 1(3)

I3

Reg. 2(7) in operation at 2.7.2020 at 11.30 p.m. for specified purposes, see reg. 1(2)

I6

Reg. 2(7) in operation at 5.7.2020 at 11.00 p.m. in so far as not already in force, see reg. 1(3)

Marginal Citations
M3

S.R. 2020 No. 55, as amended by S.R. 2020 Nos. 71, 82, 84, 86, 96, 103, 109, 118 and 121

SavingsI43

Regulations 8 and 9 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 continue to have effect in relation to any offence committed, or reasonably believed to have been committed, before these Regulations came into operation as if the amendments set out in regulation 2 had not been made.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I4

Reg. 3 in operation at 2.7.2020 at 11.30 p.m., see reg. 1(2)

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health at 5.45 pm on 2nd July 2020

Nigel McMahonA senior officer of theDepartment of Health

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 in order to:

  • — permit the re-opening of museums, galleries and betting shops from 3 July;

  • — permit the re-opening of massage, tattooing & piercing businesses from 6 July;

  • — permit the re-opening of spas from 6 July, but not insofar as they provide services relating to water or steam;

  • — permit the restricted opening of restaurants and bars in registered clubs from 3 July;

  • — to ensure that funerals are no longer restricted to close family or friends;

  • — to allow for attendance at a summer school or scheme; and

  • — to correct the numbering of sub-paragraphs and ensure that beer gardens can sell intoxicating liquor without food.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.