PART 3Disapplication of requirements
Disapplication by the Secretary of State8
1
The Secretary of State may, for the purposes set out in paragraph (2), by direction disapply any requirement under regulation 3(1) or 6(1) in relation to specified premises, a specified event or a specified gathering.
2
The Secretary of State may only make a direction under paragraph (1) for the purposes of a research programme concerned with the provision of an appropriate public health response to the incidence and spread of coronavirus in England.
3
Before making or revoking any direction under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must—
a
consult the Chief Medical Officer (“CMO”) or one of the Deputy Chief Medical Officers (“DCMO”) of the Department of Health and Social Care;
b
have regard to any advice given by the CMO or DCMO to the Secretary of State.
4
A direction referred to in paragraph (1)—
a
is to be made by being published online, and
b
must, as soon as reasonably practicable after it is made, also be published in the London Gazette.
5
In this regulation, “specified” means specified in the direction.