PART 1 E+WIntroductory

Citation, commencement and applicationE+W

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 24th July 2020.

(3) These Regulations apply in England.

Commencement Information

InterpretationE+W

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

[F1“crematoria” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Cremation Act 1902;]

“enclosed shopping centre” means a building containing shops having frontages to an arcade or mall or other covered circulation area;

“face covering” means a covering of any type which covers a person's nose and mouth;

“goods” means any tangible moveable item;

[F1“indoor places of worship” means any building, room or other indoor premises used for public religious worship;]

“public transport service” has the meaning given in regulation 2(2) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020 M1;

[F1“registered pharmacy” has the same meaning as in section 74 of the Medicines Act 1968;]

“relevant person” has the meaning given in regulation 5(9);

“relevant place” means—

(a)

a place listed in [F2Schedule 1]; or

(b)

a transport hub;

“shop” has the meaning given in paragraph (2);

“TfL”, “TfL officer” and “TfL public transport service” have the meanings given in regulation 5;

“transport hub” has the meaning given in paragraph (4).

(2) In these Regulations, “shop” means any building, room or other indoor establishment which is open to the public in whole or in part and is used wholly or mainly for the purposes of retail sale or hire of goods or services, but not including the premises listed in [F3Schedule 2].

(3) A person who is responsible for a relevant place includes the owner, proprietor, tenant or manager of the relevant place.

(4) In these Regulations, “transport hub” means any enclosed part of premises used as a station, terminal, port or other similar premises from or to which a public transport service operates, but does not include—

(a)an area which is not open to the public;

(b)an area where seating or tables are made available for the consumption of food and drink;

(c)a part of such premises if it [F4is itself] a premises mentioned in paragraph 1(1)(a) to (c) of [F5Schedule 1]; or

(d)a part of such a premises if [F6it is itself] a premises listed in [F7Schedule 2].

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4) premises are “enclosed” if they would be considered enclosed or substantially enclosed for the purposes of section 2 of the Health Act 2006 M2, under the Smoke-free (Premises and Enforcement) Regulations 2006 M3.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in force at 24.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M3S.I. 2006/3368, to which there are amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.