The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East of England) Regulations 2020

Restrictions on opening hours of businesses and services

4.—(1) A person responsible for carrying on a restricted business or providing a restricted service in the protected area must not carry on that business or provide that service in the protected area during the emergency period between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00.

(2) But paragraph (1) does not prevent a person responsible for carrying on a restricted business or providing a restricted service selling food or drink for consumption off the premises between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00 by making deliveries in response to orders received—

(a) though a website, or otherwise by on-line communication;

(b) by telephone, including orders by text message; or

(c) by post.

(3) If a restricted business or service (“business A”) forms part of a larger business (“business B”), the person responsible for carrying on business B complies with the requirement in paragraph (1) if it does not carry on business A between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00, other than as provided for in paragraph (2).

(4) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) a business or service is a restricted business or restricted service if it is listed in Part 2 or Part 3 of the Schedule; and

(b) premises are in the protected area if any part of the premises is in the protected area.