PART 5REQUIREMENTS ETC.

Visitor and Attendee Information15

1

This regulation applies to a person—

a

providing close contact services (see regulation 16);

F4b

carrying on a business of selling or providing food or drink (including intoxicating liquor) for consumption on the premises (see regulation 5);

F5ba

responsible for an indoor attraction including an amusement arcade, a bingo hall, a museum, a gallery or a cinema;

bb

responsible for an indoor swimming or diving pool;

bc

responsible for an indoor sports or exercise facility including a soft play area, a leisure centre, a gym, an equestrian centre, a venue relating to motor sport or an activity centre;

bd

responsible for carrying on the business of, providing the service of, or operating any tourist accommodation;

c

responsible for organising or operating a gathering which is a marriage ceremony F1or a civil partnership ceremony (see regulation 9); F3or

F6d

responsible for premises to which F9regulation 4 or regulation 5(3) applies F11, other than when a gathering meeting the conditions in Regulation 4(2A) is taking place (see Regulation 15A).

2

A person to whom this regulation applies must—

a

where visitor or attendee information is not provided in advance, obtain that information at the time of the visit or attendance;

b

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

c

retain that information for a period of 21 days beginning with the date on which the visit or attendance took place; and

d

destroy that information as soon as reasonably practicable after the expiry of that period unless there is some other lawful basis for its retention.

3

A person to whom this regulation applies must provide visitor and attendee information to a relevant officer as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within 24 hours of a relevant officer requesting it for the purpose of—

a

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

b

monitoring its spread and incidence.

4

“Visitor and attendee information” means—

a

the name and telephone number of each visitor and attendee over the age of 16; and

b

the date of their visit or attendance and the time of their arrival.

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1

This regulation applies to a person responsible for organising a gathering in premises to which Regulation 4 applies and which meets the conditions in Regulation 4(2A).

2

A person to whom this regulation applies must —

a

where visitor or attendee information is not provided in advance, obtain that information at the time of the visit or attendance;

b

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

c

retain that information for a period of 21 days beginning with the date on which the visit or attendance took place; and

d

destroy that information as soon as reasonably practicable after the expiry of that period unless there is some other lawful basis for its retention.

3

A person to whom this regulation applies must provide visitor and attendee information to a relevant officer as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within 24 hours of a relevant officer requesting it for the purpose of –

a

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

b

monitoring its spread and incidence.

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“visitor and attendee information” means–

a

the name and telephone number of each visitor and attendee over the age of 16, or the name and telephone number of a person P who obtained the ticket for that visitor, provided P is present at the gathering with that visitor or attendee;

b

the date of their visit or attendance; and

c

the name and start time of the gathering which they are attending.

Restrictions on close contact servicesF216

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2

A person providing a close contact service must comply with the duty in Regulation 15 (Visitor and Attendee Information).

3

F8Paragraph (2) does not apply to a close contact service where it is—

a

provided for the purpose of film or television production;

b

ancillary to medical, health and social care services; or

c

driving instruction for the test of competence to drive a vehicle provided by, or on behalf of, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust, or the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Board.