[F1Wearing of a face covering in a place of worshipN.I.
9.—(1) A person (other than a person leading a service) entering or leaving a place of worship, or being within a place of worship F2... , must, unless there is a reasonable excuse, wear a face covering while doing so.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to a couple at a ceremony to solemnise their marriage or to form their civil partnership.
(3) In this paragraph “face covering” means a covering of any type which covers a person’s nose and mouth and “reasonable excuse” has the meaning given in regulation 5 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 substituted (16.10.2020 at 10.30 p.m.) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/224), regs. 1(2), 3(5)
F2Words in Sch. 2 para. 9(1) omitted (11.12.2020 at 00:01) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 19) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/323), regs. 1(2), 2(30)