The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Revocation (No. 2) Regulations 2022

Madeat 11.22 a.m. on 14th April 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliamentat 3.00 p.m. on 14th April 2022

Coming into force18th April 2022

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.

In accordance with paragraph 6(2), (3) and (4) 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

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Revocation (No. 2) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 18 April 2022.

Revocation of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 20212

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 20212 are revoked.

JOHN SWINNEYA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrew’s House,EdinburghAt 11.22 a.m. on 14th April 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (“the Principal Regulations”).

These Regulations remove the requirement on persons to wear a face covering in certain indoor public places and on public transport (regulations 5, 6 and 7 of the Principal Regulations).

The enforcement provisions (regulations 15, 16 and 17 of the Principal Regulations), which provided for enforcement of the requirement, offences and penalties, and fixed penalty notices, are also revoked.