Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 45R of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the instrument was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.
2021 No. 1416
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (4)(d), 45F(2) 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 requirements imposed 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 that Act the Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make this instrument without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement, extent and applicationF31
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InterpretationF32
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Qualifying testF33
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Venues and events subject to these RegulationsF34
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Requirements: entry to venues or eventsF35
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Entry to events and venues: spot checksF36
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Requirements: statements and recordsI17
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Criteria for entrance and exemptionsF48
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Acceptable evidence for the purposes of regulation 8F49
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Exempt personsF410
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Local authority powersF411
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Coronavirus Improvement NoticesF412
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Coronavirus Immediate Restriction NoticesF413
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Coronavirus Restriction NoticesF414
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AppealsF415
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Offences and penaltiesF416
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Fixed penalty noticesF417
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DesignationsF418
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ProsecutionsF419
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Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021I220
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 202137 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2—
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in paragraph (1), before the definition of “emergency responder”, insert—
“business” includes any undertaking, including the provision of public transport services, whether carried on for profit or not;
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in paragraph (5)(ba)(i), after “are” insert “covered, or”
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In regulation 6(5)—
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in the definition of “responsible person” omit “or providing public transport services”;
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omit sub-paragraph (b).
4
In regulation 7(2), omit sub-paragraph (a).
5
In regulation 13, for paragraph (1), substitute—
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In the case of a fixed penalty notice issued to a person in respect of an offence under regulation 10(2), the amount of the fixed penalty notice specified to be under regulation 11(5)(c) must, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), be £1,000.
ExpiryF621
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F1SCHEDULE 1Venues to which requirements apply
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F2SCHEDULE 2Exempt events
Sch. 2 expired (27.1.2022) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1416), reg. 21
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(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Sch. 1 expired (27.1.2022) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1416), reg. 21