2021 No. 211
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 24) Regulations 2021
Approved by the Scottish Parliament
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(1) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 20201 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of coronavirus in Scotland.
The Scottish Ministers consider 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 paragraph 6(2) and (3) of schedule 19 of the Act, the Scottish Ministers are 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 Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 24) Regulations 2021.
2
Except regulation 4, these Regulations come into force on 22 May 2021.
3
Regulation 4 comes into force on 24 May 2021.
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 20202
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 20202 are amended as follows.
Amendment of schedule 6 (areas)3
In the table in schedule 6 (areas)3 omit entry 8 (Moray local government area).
Amendment of schedule 7A (restrictions on leaving or entering Scotland)4
In paragraph 4 of schedule 7A (restrictions on leaving or entering Scotland)4, after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
b
in England, the areas of—
i
Bedford Borough Council,
ii
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council,
iii
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)