Scottish Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 54

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 15) Regulations 2021

Approved by the Scottish Parliament

Made

at 1.49 p.m. on 29th January 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

at 3.00 p.m. on 29th January 2021

Coming into force

30th January 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(1) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 2020(1) (“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 commencementS

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 15) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 30 January 2021.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 30.1.2021, see reg. 1

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020S

2.  The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels)   (Scotland) Regulations 2020(2) are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in force at 30.1.2021, see reg. 1

Changes to levels of areasS

3.  In the table in schedule 6 (areas)—

(a)in column 2 (area) of entry 34 (Na h-Eileanan Siar), omit “(except the area set out in row 35)”,

(b)in column 3 (level of area) of entry 34 (Na h-Eileanan Siar), for “3” substitute “4”, and

(c)omit entry 35.

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in force at 30.1.2021, see reg. 1

MICHAEL RUSSELL

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

At 1.49 p.m. on 29th January 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the Local Levels Regulations”). These Regulations come into force on 30 January 2021.

Regulation 3 amends the table at schedule 6 of the Local Levels Regulations, to apply level 4 restrictions and requirements to Na h-Eileanan Siar.