Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020I12
1
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 M1 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 4 (further restrictions and closures during the emergency period), after paragraph (6)(d), insert—
e
for acts of private worship;
f
to broadcast (by way of loudspeaker or radio) an act of worship to worshippers who are present in a vehicle parked on the premises, subject to the person responsible for the place of worship taking all reasonable measures to ensure that—
i
all those who attend for this purpose remain inside the vehicle in which they arrived at the premises for the duration of the service; and
ii
the occupants of each vehicle are members of the same household.
3
In regulation 5(2) (restrictions on movement), after paragraph (m), insert—
n
to attend a place of worship for an act of private worship, or to attend an act of worship which is being broadcast or to attend or participate in a marriage ceremony, in accordance with regulation 4(6)(d);
o
to take part in an outdoor activity;
p
to take part in an outdoor gathering, in accordance with regulation 6A.
4
In regulation 6 (restrictions on gatherings)—
a
in place of “During the emergency period,”, substitute “Subject to regulation 6A, during the emergency period,”;
b
in paragraph (c), after “in accordance with regulation 4(6)(d)”, insert “ or a place of worship, in accordance with regulation 4(6)(f) ”
.
5
After regulation 6, insert—
Restrictions on outdoor gatherings6A
During the emergency period, a person may participate in an outdoor gathering consisting of—
i
up to six people who are not members of the same household; or
ii
any number of members of the same household.