2020 No. 128
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.
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.
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20202
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 M3 are amended as follows.
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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, ”
.
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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 ”
.
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In regulation 4(2), for “paragraph 13, 15 or 16” substitute “ paragraph 13 ”
.
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For regulation 5(2)(g), substitute—
g
to attend a funeral;
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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.
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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.
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In Part 1 of Schedule 2, after paragraph 2 insert—
3
Clubs registered in accordance with the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.
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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.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health at 5.45 pm on 2nd July 2020
Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)