The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 24) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (revoked)

9.  After Regulation 4 insert—

“Visitor Information

4A.— (1) A person to whom this Regulation applies must—

(a) (where visitor information is not provided in advance of a visit) obtain visitor information at the time of a visit;

(b) record visitor information in a filing system (which may be an electronic system) suitable for recording, storing and retrieving the information;

(c) retain visitor information for a period of 21 days beginning with the date on which the visit occurred; and

(d) destroy visitor information as soon as reasonably practicable after the expiry of the period in sub-paragraph (c) unless there is another basis outside these regulations on which the details may lawfully be retained.

(2) A person to whom this Regulation applies must provide visitor information to a relevant person as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event within 24 hours of a request, if so requested by that person for the purpose of—

(a) preventing a threat to public health resulting from the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus; and

(b) monitoring the spread of infection or contamination with coronavirus or the incidence of coronavirus disease.

(3) In this regulation ”visitor information” means—

(a) the name and telephone number of each client and of each person over the age of 16 accompanying the client; and

(b) the date of their visit and arrival time.

Restrictions on non-essential retail businesses

4B.— (1) A person responsible for carrying on a retail business, which is not wholly or mainly a retail business listed in paragraph (2) of schedule 1, of offering goods for sale or for hire or providing a service must—

(a) cease to carry on that business or provide that service except by making deliveries in response to requests received by on-line communication, by telephone, by text message or by post (provided that no person attends the premises of the business to collect goods or avail of a service);

(b) close any premises which are not required to carry out its business or provide its services as permitted by sub-paragraph (a); and

(c) cease to admit any person to its premises who is not required to carry on its business or provide its service as permitted by sub-paragraph (a).

Restrictions on essential retail businesses

4C.— (1) A person responsible for carrying on a retail business, which is wholly or mainly a retail business listed in paragraph (2) of schedule 1, of offering goods for sale or for hire or providing a service must, in the period ending at 12.01am on 2 January 2021, cease to carry on that business or provide that service between the hours of 8.00p.m and 6.00a.m except by making deliveries of groceries only, or providing of groceries only for collection, by appointment in response to requests received by on-line communication, by telephone, by text message or by post.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—

(a) (i) the sale or supply of fuel or compressed air by a petrol station, or

(ii) the sale of goods by a petrol station, provided that no customer enters the premises and any service or payment is made by way of a night hatch,

(b) pharmacies on the community pharmacy rota,

(c) ports, airports, train stations, bus stations and other transport services.

Restrictions on close contact services

4D.— (1) A person must not provide a service listed in schedule 2 (“a close contact service”) except as permitted by paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) A person may provide a close contact service for the purpose of film or television production.

(3) A person may provide a close contact service when that service is sport massage therapy or is ancillary to medical, health and social care services.

(4) A person providing a close contact service must wear, and ensure that a person receiving the service wears, a face covering unless—

(a) a person has a reasonable excuse not to do so, or

(b) it is necessary not to wear a face covering due to the nature of the service.

(5) A person providing a close contact service in accordance with paragraph (3) must comply with the duty in Regulation 4A (Visitor information).

Restrictions on licenced premises

4DA.— (1) A person responsible for carrying on a business or a members' club which sells or provides food or drink (including intoxicating liquor) for consumption on the premises–

(a) must close any premises, or part of premises, in which food or drink (including intoxicating liquor) are consumed on the premises;

(b) must not sell or provide food or drink (including intoxicating liquor) for consumption on its premises; and

(c) may sell or provide food or drink (not including intoxicating liquor) for consumption off the premises between the hours of 6.00a.m and 8.00pm in the period ending at 00:01 on 2 January 2021, and thereafter in response to orders placed between the hours of 05.00a.m and 11.00pm.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not prohibit or prevent a hotel or guesthouse from selling alcohol for consumption on the premises until 8.00p.m each day in the period ending at 12.01a.m on 2 January 2021 provided that the consumption is by residents only, within the resident's accommodation and not delivered to the resident's accommodation in response to an order placed by the resident.

(3) Paragraph (1) shall not prohibit or prevent a hotel or guesthouse from selling or providing food or drink for consumption on the premises to its residents.

Restrictions on licenced premises

4DB.— (1) A person responsible for carrying on a business which sells or provides food or drink (not including intoxicating liquor) for consumption on the premises—

(a) must close any premises, or part of premises, in which food or drink are consumed on the premises;

(b) must not sell or provide food or drink for consumption on its premises; and

(c) may sell or provide food or drink for consumption off the premises between the hours of 6.00a.m and 8.00p.m in the period ending at 12.01a.m on 2 January 2021, and thereafter in response to orders placed between the hours of 5.00a.m and 11.00p.m.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), food or drink (not including intoxicating liquor) is not to be treated as being sold for consumption, or as consumed, on the premises if sold or provided—

(a) in a port, airport or motorway service station,

(b) on a ferry crossing which lasts or is expected to last three hours or more, or

(c) in a canteen in a workplace, school, prison, hospital, care home or military establishment.

(3) In a case to which paragraph (2)(a) or (2)(b) applies, a person responsible for carrying on a business which sells or provides food or drink must comply with the requirement in Regulation 4A.

Restrictions on off-licence businesses

4DC.— (1) A person responsible for carrying on a business which sells or provides intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises may continue to do so only from 08:00 on Monday to Saturday, and from 10.00a.m on Sunday, until 8.00p.m on any day.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in an airport.

(3) A person referred to in paragraph (1) must sell or provide, or permit the sale or provision of, intoxicating liquor in accordance with this Regulation only in a manufacturer's original sealed packaging.

Restrictions on take-away food businesses

4DD.   A person responsible for carrying on a business which sells food or drink (not including intoxicating liquor) for consumption off the premises may continue to do so between the hours of 6.00a.m and 8.00p.m in the period ending at 12.01a.m on 2 January 2021, and thereafter in response to orders placed between the hours of 5.00a.m and 11.p.m.

Restrictions on libraries

4DE.— (1) A person responsible for providing the service of a library must cease to provide that service, subject to subparagraph (2).

(2) Subparagraph (1) does not prevent the person responsible for providing the service of a library from doing so in response to orders or requests received on-line, or by telephone including by text message, by delivery of items or by providing items to visitors who enter the premises of the library only to collect those items.”