The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020

Exceptions from paragraph 12(1)

14.—(1) Paragraph 12(1) does not prevent the use of premises used for a restricted business or service to host blood donation sessions.

(2) Paragraph 12(1) does not prevent a person responsible for carrying on a restricted business or providing a restricted service (“the closed business”) from—

(a) carrying on a business of offering goods for sale or for hire in a shop which is separate from the premises used for the closed business,

(b) carrying on a business of offering goods for sale or for hire by making deliveries or otherwise providing services in response to orders received—

(i) through a website, or otherwise by on-line communication,

(ii) by telephone, including orders by text message, or

(iii) by post, or

(c) operating a café or restaurant, if the café or restaurant is separate from the premises used for the closed business.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), a shop, café or restaurant (“SCR”) is separate from premises used for the closed business if—

(a) the SCR is in a self-contained unit, and

(b) it is possible for a member of the public to enter the SCR from a place outside those premises.