The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England, North East and North West of England and Obligations of Undertakings (England) etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020

4.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(3)—

(a) After sub-paragraph (ca), insert—

“(cb) the “NENW Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East and North West of England) Regulations 2020;”(2);

(b) after sub-paragraph (f), insert—

“(g) a place is indoors if it would be considered to be enclosed, or substantially enclosed, for the purposes of section 2 of the Health Act 2006(3), under the Smoke-free (Premises and Enforcement) Regulations 2006(4);

(h) premises are located in an area which is part of the protected area for the purpose of the NENW Regulations if any part of the premises are located in that area.”.

(3) In regulation 1A—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “premises”, the first time it occurs, insert “in an area which is not part of the protected area for the purposes of the NENW Regulations”;

(b) after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) A person who operates or occupies relevant premises in the protected area for the purposes of the NENW Regulations must, during the emergency period, take all reasonable measures to ensure that—

(a) no bookings are accepted—

(i) for a group of more than six, where the group is to be located outdoors, unless one of the exceptions in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations applies;

(ii) for a group of two or more persons to be located indoors at the premises unless one of the exceptions in regulation 6A or 6B of the NENW Regulations applies;

(b) no persons are admitted to the premises in—

(i) a group of more than six, where the group is to be located outdoors, unless one of the exceptions in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations applies, or

(ii) a group of two or more persons, where the group is to be located indoors, unless one of the exceptions in regulation 6A or 6B of the NENW Regulations applies;

(c) no person joins another group or otherwise acts in a way which would contravene the NENW Regulations.”.

(4) In regulation 2(1A), for paragraph (a), substitute—

“(a) singing on the premises by customers—

(i) in groups of more than six, where the premises are located in an area which is not part of the protected area for the purposes of the NENW Regulations, unless one of the exceptions in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations applies, or

(ii) where the premises are located in an area which is a protected area for the purposes of the NENW Regulations—

(aa) in groups of more than six, where the group is located outdoors, unless one of the exceptions in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations applies, or

(bb) in groups of two or more persons, where the group is located indoors, unless one of the exemptions in regulation 6B or 6C of the NENW Regulations applies; or”.

(1)

S.I. 2020/1008, amended by S.I. 2020/1046.

(2)

S.I. 2020/1010, amended by S.I 2020/1012, 1019, 1029 and 1041.

(3)

2006 c. 28. Section 2 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (2017 anaw 2).

(4)

S.I. 2006/3368, to which there are amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.