Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 1019
Public Health, England
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Protected Areas and Linked Childcare Households) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Made
21st September 2020
Laid before Parliament
at 10.30 a.m. on 22nd September 2020
Coming into force
at 12.01 a.m. on 22nd September 2020
F1,M1 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (4)(b) and (d), 45F(2) and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 .
These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England.
The Secretary of State considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.
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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Amendment of Protected Areas
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Amendments relating to provision of childcare
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Amendment to the title of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East of England) Regulations 2020
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Further amendments
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Revocation
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Savings I1
7. Notwithstanding the revocation of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020 (the “ first Regulations ”), they continue in force, as amended, in relation to any offence committed under the first Regulations before these Regulations came into force.
Edward Argar
Minister of State
Department of Health and Social Care