The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

PART 6 Final provisions

Expiry

23.—(1) These Regulations expire at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which they come into force.

(2) This regulation does not affect the validity of anything done pursuant to these Regulations before they expire.

Consequential amendments

24.—(1) In regulation 9(9) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020(1), after sub-paragraph (m), insert—

“(n) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020.”.

(2) In regulation 18(7A) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Collection of Contact Details etc and Related Requirements) Regulations 2020, after sub-paragraph (f), insert—

“(g) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020.”.

(3) Regulation 14 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) (England) Regulations 2020 is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (7C), after sub-paragraph (f), insert—

“(g) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020.”;

(b) in paragraph (8), after sub-paragraph (m), insert—

“(n) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020.”;

(c) in paragraph (8A), after sub-paragraph (e), insert—

“(f) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020, if the notice was issued to the person in respect of a business restriction offence as defined by regulation 21(12) of those Regulations or an offence of contravening a restriction or requirement imposed by Part 4 of those Regulations.”.

(4) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020(2) are amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 1—

(i) after paragraph (2), insert—

“(2A) Regulations 1A and 2 do not have effect during in the period in which the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 are in force.”

(ii) In paragraph (3)(c), for the words from “paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations” substitute “the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020”;

(b) in regulation 4(8A), after sub-paragraph (f), insert—

“(g) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020, where the fixed penalty notice relates to a business restriction offence as defined by regulation 21(12) of those Regulations.”

Revocations

25.  The following Regulations are revoked—

(a) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020, other than Schedule 3 to those Regulations;

(b) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020, other than Schedule 3 to those Regulations;

(c) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020, other than Schedule 3 to those Regulations.

Transitional provisions

26.—(1) A designation made, or treated as made, in exercise of the powers conferred by the following provisions is to be treated as if it had been made in exercise of the powers conferred by regulations 19(11)(b), 21(3)(b), 21(16)(a) or 22 (as appropriate) of these Regulations—

(a) regulation 4(9)(b), 6(3)(b), 6(16) or 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) Regulations 2020;

(b) regulation 4(9)(b), 6(3)(b), 6(16) or 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) Regulations 2020;

(c) regulation 4(9)(b), 6(3)(b), 6(16) or 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) Regulations 2020.

(2) Despite the revocation by regulation 25 of—

(a) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020;

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

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

those Regulations continue in force as they had effect immediately before 5th November 2020 in relation to any offence committed under those Regulations before that date.

(1)

S.I. 2020/684.

(2)

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