The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

Made: at 5.45 p.m. on 30th December 2020

Laid before Parliament: at 7.00 p.m. on 30th December 2020

Coming into force: 31st December 2020

In accordance with section 45R of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, 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, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020.

• (2) These Regulations come into force on 31st December 2020.

Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020

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• (1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 8(4)(b) for “the Tier 2 area and the Tier 3 area” substitute “the Tier 2 area, the Tier 3 area and the Tier 4 area”.

• (3) In Schedule 3A, in paragraph 8(2) for “sub-paragraph (2)” substitute “sub-paragraph (1)”.

• (4) In Part 1 of Schedule 4—

• (a) under the heading “North West:” omit the following entries—

Cumbria County Council

Halton Borough Council

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Liverpool City Council

Sefton Borough Council

St. Helens Borough Council

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council;

• (b) under the heading “Yorkshire and The Humber:” omit the following entries—

City of York Council

North Yorkshire County Council;

• (c) under the heading “East Midlands:” omit the entry for Rutland County Council;

• (d) under the heading “West Midlands:” omit the following entries—

Herefordshire Council

Shropshire Council

Telford and Wrekin Borough Council

Worcestershire County Council;

• (e) under the heading “South West:” omit the following entries—

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Cornwall Council

Devon County Council

Dorset Council

Plymouth City Council

Torbay Council

Wiltshire Council.

• (5) In Part 2 of Schedule 4—

• (a) under the heading “North West:”—

• (i) omit the following entries—

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Blackpool Council

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

Cheshire East Council

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Lancashire County Council

Manchester City Council

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Rochdale Borough Council

Salford City Council

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

Warrington Borough Council

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council;

• (ii) insert—

Halton Borough Council Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Liverpool City Council Sefton Borough Council St Helens Council Wirral Borough Council

• (b) under the heading “North East:” omit the following entries—

Darlington Borough Council

Durham County Council

Gateshead Borough Council

Hartlepool Borough Council

Middlesbrough Council

Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

North Tyneside Borough Council

Northumberland County Council

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

South Tyneside Borough Council

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Sunderland City Council;

• (c) under the heading “Yorkshire and The Humber:”—

• (i) after the entry for City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council insert—

City of York Council

• (ii) after the entry for North Lincolnshire Council insert—

North Yorkshire County Council

• (d) under the heading “East Midlands:”—

• (i) omit the following entries—

Derby City Council

Derbyshire County Council

Leicester City Council

Leicestershire County Council

Lincolnshire County Council

Northamptonshire County Council

Nottingham City Council

Nottinghamshire County Council;

• (ii) insert “Rutland County Council”;

• (e) under the heading “West Midlands:”—

• (i) omit the following entries—

Birmingham City Council

Coventry City Council

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Staffordshire County Council

Stoke-on-Trent Borough Council

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Warwickshire County Council

Wolverhampton Borough Council

• (ii) insert—

Herefordshire Council Shropshire Council Telford and Wrekin Council Worcestershire County Council

• (f) under the heading “South East:” omit the following entries—

Isle of Wight Council

New Forest District Council;

• (g) under the heading “South West:”—

• (i) omit the following entries—

Gloucestershire County Council

Somerset County Council

Swindon Borough Council;

• (ii) before the entry for North Somerset Council insert—

Bath and North East Somerset Council Cornwall Council Devon County Council Dorset Council

• (iii) after the entry for North Somerset Council insert—

Plymouth City Council

• (iv) after the entry for South Gloucestershire Council insert—

Torbay Council Wiltshire Council

• (6) In Part 3 of Schedule 4—

• (a) under the heading “South East”

• (i) omit the following entries—

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

East Hampshire District Council

Eastleigh Borough Council

Fareham Borough Council

Gosport Borough Council

Hart District Council

Havant Borough Council

Rushmoor Borough Council

Test Valley Borough Council;

• (ii) before the entry for Portsmouth City Council insert—

Hampshire County Council

• (iii) after the entry for Winchester City Council insert—

Isle of Wight Council Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Gloucestershire County Council Somerset County Council Swindon Borough Council

• (b) after the entry for Suffolk County Council insert—

Darlington Borough Council Durham County Council Gateshead Borough Council Hartlepool Borough Council Middlesbrough Council Newcastle upon Tyne City Council North Tyneside Council Northumberland County Council Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council South Tyneside Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Sunderland City Council Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Blackpool Council Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Cheshire East Council Cheshire West and Chester Council Cumbria County Council Lancashire County Council Manchester City Council Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Rochdale Borough Council Salford City Council Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Warrington Borough Council Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Derby City Council Derbyshire County Council Leicester City Council Leicestershire County Council Lincolnshire County Council Northamptonshire County Council Nottingham City Council Nottinghamshire County Council Birmingham City Council City of Wolverhampton Council Coventry City Council Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Staffordshire County Council Stoke-on-Trent City Council Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Warwickshire County Council

Signed

Matt Hancock — Secretary of State, — Department of Health and Social Care — At 5.45 p.m. on 30th December 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend Schedule 4 to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 so as to make changes to the areas that are subject to Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions for the purposes of those Regulations.

These Regulations also make minor amendments correcting errors in those Regulations.

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. 2020/1374 amended by S.I. 2020/1518, 1533, 1572, 1611 and 1646.