For the period beginning on 23 December 2020 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on 27 December 2020 the restrictions in these Regulations have effect as if—
“holiday gathering” means a gathering of no more than 8 persons from no more than 3 households who have chosen to be treated as a holiday gathering for the purposes of— gathering in a private dwelling which is either— the main residence of one of the households, or located in the same local authority area as the place which is the main residence of one of the households, gathering outdoors,
is a holiday gathering,
in schedule 3 (level 2 restrictions)—
is a holiday gathering,
is a holiday gathering,
in schedule 4 (level 3 restrictions)—
is a holiday gathering,
is a holiday gathering,
gather with one or more other households as a holiday gathering or a gathering in England, Wales or Northern Ireland of a kind only permitted during the relevant period,
in schedule 5 (level 4 restrictions)—
Sub-paragraph (1) does not prevent a holiday gathering in a private dwelling.
to a person for the purpose of attending a holiday gathering in a private dwelling which is located in the same local authority area as that holiday accommodation,
is a holiday gathering,
is a holiday gathering,
gather with one or more other households as a holiday gathering or a gathering in England, Wales or Northern Ireland of a kind only permitted during the relevant period,
gather with one or more other households as a holiday gathering or a gathering in England, Wales or Northern Ireland of a kind only permitted during the relevant period,
For the purposes of travelling to or from Northern Ireland, the restrictions on movement in these Regulations have effect as if—
where it is necessary to do so in order to facilitate a holiday gathering or a gathering in England, Wales or Northern Ireland of a kind only permitted during the relevant period, travel the day before the relevant period,
where it is necessary to do so in order to facilitate a holiday gathering or a gathering in England, Wales or Northern Ireland of a kind only permitted during the relevant period, travel the day before the relevant period,
where it is necessary to do so in order to facilitate a holiday gathering or a gathering in England, Wales or Northern Ireland of a kind only permitted during the relevant period, travel the day before the relevant period,
In this regulation a reference to the “relevant period” is a reference to the period in paragraph (1).
For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)(a), children under 12 years of age are not to be included when counting the number of persons attending a holiday gathering but are to be included when counting the number of households attending a holiday gathering.
A person who during the relevant period attends—
a holiday gathering may attend a subsequent gathering of that holiday gathering provided that in aggregate they gather with no more than 8 persons from not more than 3 households and may not attend any other holiday gathering,
a gathering in England, Wales or Northern Ireland of a kind only permitted during the relevant period may not attend a holiday gathering.
A holiday gathering may not include more than one extended household.