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Regulations made by the Department of Health and laid before the Assembly under section 25Q (Emergency procedure) of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967, for approval of the Assembly before expiration of 28 days beginning with the day on which they are made.
Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2022 No. 47
Public Health
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
Made
at 10.15 a.m. on 15th February 2022
Laid before the Assembly
at 11.15 a.m. on 15th February 2022
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Department of Health(1), makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25C(1), (3)(c), (4)(d) and 25F(2) of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967(2).
These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) in Northern Ireland.
The Department of Health considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.
In accordance with section 25Q of that Act the Department of Health is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022.
(2) These regulations come into operation at 5pm on 15th February 2022.
Revocations
2. The following regulations are revoked—
(a)The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021(3);
(b)The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020(4).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health at 10.15 am on 15th February 2022
(L.S.)
Dr Naresh Chada
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations 2021 and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) Regulations 2020.
No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.
(1)
Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)
(2)
1967 c. 36 (N.I.). Part 1A was inserted by section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c.7)
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