The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Made: at 10.15 a.m. on 15th February 2022

Laid before the Assembly: at 11.15 a.m. on 15th February 2022

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 and commencement

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022.

• (2) These regulations come into operation at 5pm on 15th February 2022.

Revocations

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The following regulations are revoked—

• (a) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021[^f00003];

• (b) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020[^f00004].

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health at 10.15 am on 15th February 2022

Dr Naresh Chada — Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations revoke the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations 2021 and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) Regulations 2020.

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)