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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
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- 2020 No. 151
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5. For the purposes of [F1regulation 4(1), 4A(1) or 4B(1)], a reasonable excuse includes—
(a)the need to seek medical assistance;
(b)the need to provide care or assistance to a vulnerable person, including to provide emergency assistance;
(c)the need to avoid injury, illness or to escape a risk of harm;
(d)where the person cannot put on, wear or remove a face covering—
(i)because of any disability (within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 M1); or
(ii)without severe distress;
(e)the need to communicate with a person who has difficulties communicating (in relation to speech, language or otherwise);
(f)to eat or drink, where reasonably necessary;
(g)the need to take medication;
(h)the need to remove a face covering temporarily to comply with a request by a relevant person or another person acting in the course of their duties.
[F2(i)where a person responsible for a relevant place or an employee of that person acting in the course of their employment, has asked that the face covering be removed for identification purposes.]
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F1Words in reg. 5 substituted (13.10.2020 at 12.00 pm) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/220), regs. 1, 2(6)
F2Reg. 5(i) inserted (10.8.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/164), regs. 1, 2(4)(b) (with reg. 3); S.R. 2020/169, reg. 2
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