Citation, commencement, application and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 and come into force at 1:00 p.m. on 26th March 2020.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

(3)

In these Regulations—

(a)

“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);

(b)

a “person responsible for carrying on a business” includes the owner, proprietor, and manager of that business;

(c)

“vulnerable person” includes—

(i)

any person aged 70 or older;

(ii)

any person under 70 who has an underlying health condition, including but not limited to, the conditions listed in Schedule 1;

(iii)

any person who is pregnant.