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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 8) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule

Publication 2021-07-01

State In force

Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

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Made: at 6.00 p.m. on 1st July 2021

Laid before the Assembly: at 9.00 a.m. on 2nd July 2021

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2)

In accordance with section 25Q of that Act the Department of Health is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 8) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 2nd July 2021.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

2

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021[^f00003] are amended in accordance with these Regulations.

3

For regulation 9(3) substitute—

(3) (a) A person responsible for organising or operating an outdoor gathering must, if the event consists or is expected to consist of more than 30 persons, fulfil the conditions in paragraph (5). (b) If an outdoor event is attended by spectators, the spectators shall be considered as a gathering and the event participants shall be considered as a separate gathering for the purpose of this regulation.

4

In regulation 9(4), for “Paragraph (3) does not apply” substitute “Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply”.

5

Omit regulation 11(3).

6

In regulation 11(4) omit “in accordance with paragraph (3)”.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health at 6.00 pm on 1st July 2021

Robin Swann — Minister of Health

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 by removing the limit on persons who may participate in an outdoor gathering including a sporting event and by making a technical change to the regulation governing gatherings.

No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)

[^f00002]: 1967 c. 36 (N.I.). Part 1A was inserted by section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)

[^f00003]: S.R. 2021 No.93 as amended by S.R. 2021 Nos. 97, 109, 117, 130, 141, 151 and 172

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