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[F1SCHEDULE 3AE+WTemporary Alert Level 3 Restrictions

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PART 4E+WRestrictions on certain businesses and services

CHAPTER 1E+WBusinesses or services whose premises are required to be closed but to which limited access may be allowed

Closure of [F2indoor premises of] food and drink businessesE+W

7.—(1) A person responsible for carrying on a business which is listed in paragraphs 12 to 14 (food and drink businesses) must—

(a)close to members of the public any [F3part of its premises which is indoors and used for the consumption of food or drink], and

F4(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not prevent—

(a)the use of premises for—

(i)the sale of food and drink for consumption off the premises, or

(ii)services providing food or drink to homeless people;

(b)the provision of room service at a hotel or other accommodation (where the hotel or other accommodation continues to operate in accordance with the exceptions allowed by paragraph 8);

(c)a workplace canteen from being open where there is no practical alternative for staff at that workplace to obtain food or drink;

[F5(ca)the use of premises for any purpose as may be requested or authorised by the Welsh Ministers or a local authority;]

(d)the carrying out of maintenance and repairs or other work to ensure premises are suitable for use when sub-paragraph (1) no longer applies to the premises.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), an indoor area adjacent to the premises of the business where seating is made available for customers of the business (whether or not by the business) is to be treated as part of the premises of that business.

(4) 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.

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Closure of holiday or travel accommodation that is not self-containedE+W

8.—(1) A person responsible for carrying on a business which is listed in paragraphs 15 to 18 (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.

Closure of community centres F6...E+W

9.—(1) A person responsible for premises that are of a kind listed in [F7paragraph 19] must ensure that the premises are closed to members of the public, except for the uses permitted by [F8sub-paragraph (2)].

(2) A community centre may be open—

(a)to provide essential voluntary services, or

(b)[F9for any purpose as may be requested or authorised by] the Welsh Ministers or a local authority.

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(4) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the grounds surrounding—

(a)a community centre;

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CHAPTER 2E+WBusinesses or services whose premises are required to be closed

Closure of businesses and servicesE+W

10.—(1) A person responsible for carrying on a business or providing a service which is listed in paragraphs [F1324 to 44] must—

(a)close to members of the public any premises operated as part of the business or service, and

(b)not carry on the business or service at such premises otherwise than in accordance with this paragraph.

[F14(1A) In its application to a business or service listed in paragraphs 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40 and 41, sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to—

(a)a public outdoor area of the premises, or

(b)a public indoor area of the premises where it is necessary for the indoor area to be open—

(i)to allow access to a public outdoors area,

(ii)for health and safety reasons, or

(iii)to ensure that the requirements in Part 4 of these Regulations are complied with in relation to the premises.]

(2) 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 use of premises to broadcast without an audience present at the premises (whether over the internet or as part of a radio or television broadcast) or to rehearse;

(d)the use of premises for the provision of goods or services (including their sale, hire, collection or delivery) in response to an order or enquiry made—

(i)through a website, or otherwise by on-line communication,

(ii)by telephone, including by text message, or

(iii)by post;

(e)the use of premises for the provision of information—

(i)through a website, or otherwise by on-line communication,

(ii)by telephone, including by text message, or

(iii)by post.

(3) Despite sub-paragraph (1), a person responsible for carrying on a business or providing a service—

[F15(a)listed in paragraph 39 or 42 (spas and indoor sports and fitness facilities) may open its premises to the public, but only for the purposes of providing, by appointment, close contact services or services provided by dentists, opticians, optometrists, audiologists, chiropodists, chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists and acupuncturists;]

F16(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) 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.

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CHAPTER 3E+WBusinesses and services whose premises are exempt from the requirement to close

Exemption from the requirement to be closedE+W

11.—(1) Despite the preceding provisions of this Part—

(a)premises operated by businesses or services listed in paragraphs [F1751 and 52] may continue to be open;

(b)approved premises may be open to the public to the extent that this is required for the purposes of the solemnisation or a marriage, formation of civil partnership or alternative wedding ceremony at the premises;

[F18(c)premises used as a venue for the solemnisation of a marriage, formation of civil partnership or alternative wedding ceremony, or the celebration of such an event, may open to the public for the purposes of enabling a person to visit the premises, by appointment, with a view to booking the premises for the solemnisation of a marriage, formation of civil partnership or alternative wedding ceremony, or for the celebration of such an event;]

F19(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(4) In this paragraph, “approved premises” means premises approved in accordance with Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005—

(a)as premises on which marriages may be solemnised in pursuance of section 26(1)(bb) of the Marriage Act 1949, or

(b)for the purposes of section 6(3A)(a) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

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CHAPTER 4E+WList of closed premises

Closed premisesE+W
Food and drink businessesE+W

12.  Bars (including bars in members’ clubs).

13.  Public houses.

14.  Cafes, canteens and restaurants (including workplace canteens and dining rooms in members’ clubs).

Holiday or travel accommodationE+W

15.  Camping sites.

16.  Holiday sites.

17.  Hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation;

18.  Other holiday accommodation (including holiday apartments, hostels and boarding houses).

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19.  Community centres.

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Personal services etc.E+W

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Leisure and social etc.E+W

24.  Nightclubs, discotheques, dance halls or other venues authorised for the sale or supply of alcohol where live or recorded music is provided for members of the public or members of the venue to dance.

25.  Sexual entertainment venues (within the meaning given by paragraph 2A of Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982).

[F2226.  Cinemas, other than drive in cinemas.]

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[F2327.  Concert halls and theatres, other than drive in theatres.]

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28.  Casinos.

29.  Bingo halls.

30.  Amusement arcades.

31.  Bowling alleys.

32.  Indoor play centres or areas.

33.  Funfairs, amusement parks and theme parks.

34.  Holiday, leisure activity or events businesses.

35.  Museums and galleries.

36.  [F24Ice skating] rinks.

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F24Words in Sch. 3A para. 36 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(15)(k)

37.  Trampoline parks and centres.

38.  Indoor skate parks and centres.

39.  Spas.

40.  Venues for events or conferences (including venues for weddings).

[F2541.  Visitor attractions.]

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Sports and exercise.E+W

42.  Indoor sports or exercise facilities, including indoor fitness studios and gyms.

[F2643.  Indoor swimming pools.]

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44.  Indoor sports courts, indoor bowling greens and other indoor sports grounds or pitches.

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Exempt premisesE+W
Public services etc.E+W

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Food and drink businessesE+W

51.  Cafés and canteens at a hospital, care home, school or within accommodation provided for students.

52.  Canteens at a prison or an establishment intended for use for naval, military or air force purposes or for the purposes of the Department of the Secretary of State responsible for defence.

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