EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations expire Part 1 (so far as it applies in Scotland) and Part 3 of schedule 22 (powers to issue directions relating to events, gatherings and premises) and, so far as it applies to those Parts, section 52 (powers to issue directions relating to events, gatherings and premises) of the Coronavirus Act 2020.

The expiration date of those provisions becomes 12 December 2021 rather than the expiry date provided for by section 89 of the Coronavirus Act 2020.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.