Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation at 11.00 pm on 23rd July 2020.

2

In these Regulations —

  • “coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);

  • “household” means one person living alone or two or more persons (whether or not related) living together at the same address;

  • F2“Intoxicating liquor” has the meaning given in section 2(2) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;

  • “person responsible for carrying on a business or providing a service or operating any premises” includes the owner, proprietor and manager of that business or service or those premises;

  • “private dwelling” is a dwelling occupied by a person as their only or main residence and includes any garden, yard, passage, stair, outhouse or other appurtenance of the dwelling.

  • F1“relevant person” means—

    1. a

      a constable, or

    2. b

      a person designated by the Department of Health for the purposes of these regulations other than regulation 9;

  • F1“table” includes a counter or other structure which serves the purpose of a table and which is not used wholly or partly as a bar for the service of food or drink.

  • F3“guesthouse”, “harbour terminal”, “hotel” and “resident” have the meanings given to them in article 2(2) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

3

There is a gathering when two or more persons are present together in the same place in order to engage in any form of social interaction with each other, or to undertake any other activity with each other.

4

A place is indoor if it would be considered to be enclosed or substantially enclosed for the purposes of regulation 2 of The Smoke-free (Premises, Vehicle Operators and Penalty Notices) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 M1, and otherwise a place is outdoor.

5

Any reference in these Regulations to a person designated by the Department of Health includes a reference to an authorised officer employed by a person so designated.