The emergency period and review of need for restrictionsN.I.
2.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, the “emergency period”—
(a)starts when these Regulations come into operation, and
(b)ends in relation to a restriction or requirement imposed by these Regulations on the day and at the time specified in a direction published by the Department of Health terminating the requirement or restriction.
(2) The Department of Health must review the need for restrictions and requirements imposed by these Regulations at least once every 21 days, with the first review being carried out by 18th April 2020.
(3) As soon as the Department of Health considers that any restrictions or requirements set out in these Regulations are no longer necessary to prevent, protect against, control or provide a public health response to the incidence or spread of infection in Northern Ireland with the coronavirus, the Department of Health must publish a direction terminating that restriction or requirement.
(4) A direction published under this regulation may—
(a)terminate any one or more requirement or restriction;
(b)terminate a requirement or restriction in relation to a specified business or service or a specified description or business or service.
[F1(4A) Section 28(2) (effect of repeal) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies in relation to the termination of a restriction or requirement by a direction as it applies in relation to the repeal of an enactment.]
(5) In this regulation, “specified” means specified in a direction published under this regulation.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 2(4A) inserted (15.5.2020 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/82), regs. 1, 2(3) (with reg. 3)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 in operation at 28.3.2020, see reg. 1(1)