The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020

Restricted businesses and services for purposes of Part 2 of this Schedule

9.—(1) The following are restricted businesses and restricted services for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule—

(a) nightclubs;

(b) dance halls;

(c) discotheques;

(d) any other venue which—

(i) opens at night,

(ii) has a dance floor or other space for dancing by members of the public (and for these purposes members of the venue in question are to be considered members of the public), and

(iii) provides music, whether live or recorded, for dancing;

(e) sexual entertainment venues;

(f) hostess bars;

(g) any business which provides, whether for payment or otherwise—

(i) a waterpipe to be used for the consumption of tobacco or any other substance on the premises, or

(ii) a device to be used for the recreational inhalation of nicotine or any other substance on the premises.

(2) A business or service does not fall within sub-paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) if it ceases to provide music and dancing.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1)(e) “sexual entertainment venue” has the meaning given in paragraph 2A of Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.

(4) In sub-paragraph (1)(f) “hostess bar” has the meaning given by paragraph 3B of that Schedule.