The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Hospitality Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020

Restrictions on undertakings

2.—(1) A person responsible for carrying on a business of a public house, café, restaurant or other relevant business must, during the emergency period, take all reasonable measures to ensure that—

(a) no bookings for a table are accepted for a group of more than six persons unless one of the exemptions in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations applies;

(b) no persons are admitted to the premises in a group of more than six, unless one of the exemptions in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations applies;

(c) no person in one qualifying group mingles with any person in another qualifying group where this is not permitted under the Principal Regulations;

(d) an appropriate distance is maintained between tables occupied by different qualifying groups.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) an “appropriate distance” means a distance between tables of—

(i) at least two metres, or

(ii) at least one metre, if—

(aa) there are barriers or screens between tables;

(bb) the tables are arranged with back to back seating, or otherwise arranged to ensure that persons sitting at one table do not face any person sitting at another table at a distance of less than two metres; or

(cc) other measures are taken to limit the risk of transmission of the coronavirus between people sitting at different tables;

(b) a “relevant business” is a business which provides food or drink for consumption on its premises.