The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020 (revoked)

PART 1 E+W Introductory

Citation, commencement and application E+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

I1 Reg. 1 in force at 24.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Interpretation E+W

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

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

[F2 “elite development pathway” means a development pathway established by the national governing body of a sport to prepare sportspersons—

(a)

so that they may derive a living from competing in that sport, or

(b)

to compete at that sport at the Tokyo or Beijing Olympic or Paralympic Games, or, if that sport is not part of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games programme, in the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham;]

[F2 “elite sportsperson” means an individual who—

(a)

derives a living from competing in a sport,

(b)

is a senior representative nominated by a relevant sporting body,

(c)

is a member of the senior training squad for a relevant sporting body, or

(d)

is aged 16 or above and on an elite development pathway;]

F3 ...

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

“goods” means any tangible moveable item;

F4 ...

[F2 “place of worship” means any building, room or other premises used for public religious worship;]

[F2 “professional choreographer” means a person who derives their living choreographing dance;]

[F2 “professional dancer” means a person who derives their living from dance;]

“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 ;

[F2 “pupil” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Education Act 1996;]

[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);

[F5 “relevant place” means—

(a)

any premises listed in Schedule 1 which are indoors;

(b)

any part of any premises listed in Schedule 1 which is indoors;

(c)

any transport hub, or any part of a transport hub, which is indoors;]

[F2 “relevant sporting body” means the national governing body of a sport which may nominate sportspersons to represent—

(a)

Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Tokyo or Beijing Olympic or Paralympic Games, or

(b)

England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham in those sports which are not part of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games programme;]

[F2 “religious school” means a school, as defined in section 4 of the Education Act 1996, which is—

(a)

designated as having a religious character under section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, or

(b)

recorded as having a religious ethos in the register of independent educational institutions in England kept by the Secretary of State under section 95 of the Education and Skills Act 2008;]

[F2 “senior representative” means an individual who is considered by a relevant sporting body to be a candidate to qualify to compete on behalf of—

(a)

Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Tokyo or Beijing Olympic or Paralympic Games, or

(b)

England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham in those sports which are not part of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games programme;]

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

[F2 “shopping centre” means a building containing shops having frontages to an arcade or mall or other covered circulation area;]

“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 [F6 Schedule 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 F7 ... 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;

F8 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) a part of such a premises if [F9 it is itself] a premises listed in [F10 Schedule 2].

[F11 (5) For the purposes of these Regulations premises, or any part of premises, are “indoors” if they, or it, would be considered enclosed or substantially enclosed for the purposes of section 2 of the Health Act 2006 under the Smoke-free [F12 (Premises and Enforcement) Regulations] 2006.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (8.8.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/839), regs. 1(2), 2(2)

F2 Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (22.8.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/882), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

F3 Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (22.8.2020) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/882), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(b)

F4 Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (22.8.2020) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/882), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(a)

F5 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (22.8.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/882), regs. 1(2), 3(4)

F6 Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (8.8.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/839), regs. 1(2), 2(4)

F7 Words in reg. 2(4) omitted (22.8.2020) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/882), regs. 1(2), 4

F8 Reg. 2(4)(b)(c) omitted (24.9.2020) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1026), regs. 1(2), 2(2)

F9 Words in reg. 2(4)(d) substituted (8.8.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/839), regs. 1(2), 2(6)(a)

F10 Words in reg. 2(4)(d) substituted (8.8.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/839), regs. 1(2), 2(6)(b)

F11 Reg. 2(5) substituted (22.8.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/882), regs. 1(2), 5

F12 Words in reg. 2(5) substituted (23.9.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1021), regs. 1, 3(2)

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in force at 24.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2020/592.