2020 No. 1518
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation and Linked Households) (England) Regulations 2020
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), 45C(3)(c) and (4)(d), 45D and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 19841.
These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England.
The Secretary of State considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 20202 and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 20203 as amended by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.
In accordance with section 45R of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, the Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement, application and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation and Linked Households) (England) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the commencement date.
2
These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
3
In these Regulations—
“commencement date” means 14th December 2020;
“Self-Isolation Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020;
“All Tiers Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020.
Amendment of the Self-Isolation Regulations2
1
Regulation 3 of the Self-Isolation Regulations is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (3)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a)—
i
for paragraphs (i) and (ii), substitute—
i
the day after the date that they report, or
ii
where that reported date is five or more days before the date on which the test pursuant to which the notification referred to in regulation 2(1) was given, the fourth day before the date of the test;
b
in sub-paragraph (b), after “case, with” insert “the date after”.
3
In paragraph (4)—
a
for “14” substitute “10”;
b
in sub-paragraph (a)—
i
in paragraph (i)—
aa
for sub-paragraphs (aa) and (bb), substitute—
aa
the day after the date that they report, or
bb
where that reported date is five or more days before the date on which the test pursuant to which the notification referred to in regulation 2(1) was given, the fourth day before the date of the test;
ii
in sub-paragraph (ii), after “otherwise, with” insert “the date after”;
c
in sub-paragraph (b), for “with the date” substitute “the date after the date”.
Savings and transitional provisions in connection with regulation 23
1
Subject to paragraph (2), in relation to any period of self-isolation specified under the Self-Isolation Regulations which begins before the coming into force of the amendments made by regulation 2 of these regulations, the Self-Isolation Regulations apply as if those amendments had not been made.
2
Where a period of self-isolation calculated in accordance with regulation 3(4) of the Self-Isolation Regulations began before the commencement date and had not ended when these regulations come into force, the period ends with the later of—
a
the tenth day of that period; or
b
the commencement date.
3
In calculating whether the tenth day of a period of self-isolation has been reached for the purposes of paragraph (2), the period is to be treated as having begun the day after the day on which it originally began.
Amendment of the All Tiers Regulations4
1
The All Tiers Regulations are amended as follows.
2
In regulations 3(9) and 5(7), for “14” substitute “10”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)