The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium, High and Very High) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

Made: at 1.20 p.m. on 26th October 2020

Laid before Parliament: at 3.00 p.m. on 26th October 2020

Coming into force: 27th October 2020

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 and commencement

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium, High and Very High) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.

• (2) These Regulations come into force on 27th October 2020.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020

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In Schedule 2 to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020, omit “Warrington Borough Council”.

Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020

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• (1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

• (2) In Schedule 2, before “Greater Manchester”, insert—

Warrington Borough Council

• (3) In Schedule 2A, after paragraph 4, insert—

(5) (1) The businesses and services in this sub-paragraph are restricted businesses and restricted services in those areas listed in Schedule 2 in relation to Cheshire— (a) betting shops and adult gaming centres; (b) casinos; (c) soft play areas and soft play centres. (2) Paragraph 17(1) of Schedule 1 and sub-paragraph (1)(c) do not prevent the use of soft play areas and soft play centres by persons with a disability within the meaning of paragraph 11(4) of Schedule 1.

Minor amendments

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The Schedule makes minor amendments to—

• (a) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020,

• (b) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020, and

• (c) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020.

SCHEDULE — Minor amendments

Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020

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• (1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

• (2) In Schedule 1—

• (a) in paragraph 3(16)(a), for “7(8)” substitute “7(9)”;

• (b) in paragraph 7(6)(a)(i), for “organisation” substitute “institution”;

• (c) in paragraph 13(5)(c), after “carrying on” insert “of”;

• (d) in paragraph 14—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (2), after “restricted service,” insert “, in the Tier 1 area”;

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (4), in the opening words, for “with” substitute “within”.

• (3) In Schedule 3—

• (a) in the heading to paragraph 5, before “Amendment”, the second time it occurs, insert “(”;

• (b) in paragraph 7—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (1)—

• (aa) after paragraph (d), insert—

(da) regulation 8(9)(b)(iii) or (iv), 10(3)(b), 10(14)(a) or 11 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020;

• (bb) in paragraphs (f) and (g), for “COVID 19-Alert”, substitute “COVID-19 Alert”;

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (3), before “Obligations)”, insert “(”.

Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020

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• (1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

• (2) In Schedule 1—

• (a) in paragraph 3(2), for “paragraph” substitute “sub-paragraph”;

• (b) in paragraph 4—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (4)(i), after “Agencies Regulations” insert “2005”;

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (10), in the opening words, after “gathering is” insert “for the purposes of”;

• (c) in paragraph 5—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (4)(i), after “Agencies Regulations” insert “2005”;

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (10)—

• (aa) in the opening words, after “gathering is” insert “for the purposes of”;

• (bb) in paragraph (c), after “organiser” insert “or manager”;

• (d) in paragraph 10(4)(a), for “organisation” substitute “institution”;

• (e) in paragraph 16(5)—

• (i) in paragraph (b), for “the train” substitute “the aircraft, train”;

• (ii) in paragraph (c), after “carrying on” insert “of”.

• (3) In Schedule 3, in paragraph 5(1)—

• (a) after paragraph (c), insert—

(ca) regulation 8(9)(b)(iii) or (iv), 10(3)(b), 10(14)(a) or 11 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020;

• (b) in paragraph (f) and (g), for “COVID 19-Alert”, substitute “COVID-19 Alert”.

Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020

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• (1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 6(7), at the beginning of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), insert “the”.

• (3) In Schedule 1—

• (a) in paragraph 2(2)(a), omit “in” the second time it occurs;

• (b) in paragraph 4(10), for paragraph (c), substitute—

(c) the gathering takes place— (i) at premises, other than a private dwelling, which are operated by a business, a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution or a public body, (ii) at premises, other than a private dwelling, which are part of premises used for the operation of a business, a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution or a public body, or (iii) in a public outdoor place not falling within sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), and

• (c) in paragraph 5(4), after “reasonably” insert “necessary”;

• (d) in paragraph 11—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (3)(a)(i), for “organisation” substitute “institution”;

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (7), for “(7)” substitute “(6)”;

• (e) in paragraph 12—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (14), in the opening words, for “(11)” substitute “(10)”;

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (15)(b), for “(17)” substitute “(16)”;

• (iii) in sub-paragraph (16), in the opening words, for “(16)(b)” substitute “(15)(b)”;

• (f) in paragraph 18(2), for paragraph (c), substitute—

(c) a person has a disability if that person has an impairment that falls within paragraph 11(4);

• (g) in paragraph 19—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (1), for “sub-paragraphs”, substitute “sub-paragraph”;

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (4)(d), in the opening words, for “with” substitute “within”.

• (4) In Schedule 2A, in paragraph 4(1), for “paragraph” substitute “sub-paragraph”.

• (5) In Schedule 3—

• (a) in paragraph 1(2), omit “respectively”;

• (b) renumber paragraph 4(1) as paragraph 4;

• (c) in paragraph 4—

• (i) after sub-paragraph (a), insert—

(aa) regulation 8(9)(b), 10(3)(b), 10(13) or 11 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020;

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (c), at the end insert “2020”;

• (iii) in sub-paragraph (f), after “(Medium)” insert “(England)”;

• (iv) in sub-paragraph (g), after “(High)” insert “(England)”.

Signed

Matt Hancock — Secretary of State, — Department of Health and Social Care — At 1.20 p.m. on 26th October 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations subject the area of Warrington Borough Council to the restrictions set out in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020 (the “Very High Regulations”) and make corresponding amendments to remove Warrington from the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020. They impose closures on additional businesses in that area.

They also make a number of minor corrections to the Very High Regulations, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020, and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2020/1103, amended by S.I. 2020/1154.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2020/1104, amended by S.I. 2020/1128, 1131 and 1154.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2020/1105, amended by S.I. 2020/1128, 1131 and 1154.