F1SCHEDULE 3Alert Level 3 Restrictions
PART 3Restrictions on certain businesses and services
CHAPTER 1Businesses or services whose premises are required to be closed but to which limited access may be allowed
Closure of holiday or travel accommodation that is not self-contained8
1
A person responsible for carrying on a business which is listed in paragraphs 14 to 17 (holiday or travel accommodation) must—
a
close to members of the public any premises operated as part of the business, and
b
not carry on business at such premises otherwise than in accordance with this paragraph.
2
But sub-paragraph (1) does not prevent the use of premises for the provision of accommodation—
a
in a camping site or holiday site, provided that the only shared facilities used by guests at the camping site or holiday site are water points and waste disposal points, or
b
in separate and self-contained premises.
3
And sub-paragraph (1) does not prevent—
a
carrying out maintenance and repairs or other work to ensure premises are suitable for use when sub-paragraph (1) no longer applies to the premises;
b
the use of premises for any purpose as may be requested or authorised by the Welsh Ministers or a local authority;
c
the provision of accommodation for any persons staying in that accommodation when this paragraph most recently began to apply to the area in which the accommodation is situated and who—
i
are unable to return to their main residence, or
ii
are using the accommodation as their main residence;
d
the use of premises to carry on the business by providing information or other services—
i
through a website, or otherwise by on-line communication,
ii
by telephone, including enquiries by text message, or
iii
by post.
4
Premises are separate and self-contained for the purposes of this paragraph only if—
a
they are provided for persons who are members of the same household or extended household, and
b
none of the following are shared with the members of any other household—
i
kitchens,
ii
sleeping areas,
iii
bathrooms, or
iv
indoor communal areas.
5
In this paragraph—
a
a reception area is not to be treated as a shared facility for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a);
b
“communal areas” includes any area of the premises that is open to the public, but does not include a reception area or corridors, lifts and staircases used to access other parts of the premises.
6
Where—
a
a person responsible for carrying on a business (“business A”) is required by virtue of this paragraph to cease carrying on business A at premises, and
b
business A forms part of a larger business (“business B”),
the requirement in this paragraph is complied with if the person responsible for carrying on business B ceases to carry on business A at the premises.
Sch. 3 substituted (26.4.2021 immediately before the start of the day) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/502), regs. 1(2), 2(14)