Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 1374
Public Health, England
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
at 1.30 p.m. on 30th November 2020
Laid before Parliament
at 3.00 p.m. on 30th November 2020
Coming into force
2nd December 2020
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (4)(b), (4)(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.
PART 1 Introductory
Citation, commencement and application
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Interpretation
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Linked households
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Linked Christmas households
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Linked childcare households
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Permitted organised gatherings
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The required precautions
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PART 2 Tier restrictions
Tier restrictions
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PART 3 Enforcement
Enforcement of restrictions and requirements
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Offences and penalties
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Fixed penalty notices
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Amount of fixed penalty
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Prosecutions
13. Proceedings for an offence under these Regulations or under any of the Regulations listed in Schedule 6 may be brought by the Crown Prosecution Service and any person designated by the Secretary of State.
Self-incrimination
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PART 4 Final provisions
Review
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Expiry
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Revocation
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Consequential amendments and transitional and saving provisions
17. —(1) Part 1 of Schedule 5 contains consequential amendments.
(2) Part 2 of Schedule 5 contains transitional and saving provisions.
Matt Hancock
Secretary of State
Department of Health and Social Care
Regulation 8(4)(a)
SCHEDULE 1 Tier 1 restrictions
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Regulation 8(4)(c)
SCHEDULE 2 Tier 2 restrictions
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Regulation 8(4)(e)
SCHEDULE 3 Tier 3 restrictions
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Regulation 8(4)(g)
SCHEDULE 3A Tier 4 restrictions
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Regulation 8(4)(d) and (f)
SCHEDULE 4 Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 area
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Schedule 3A, paragraph 2A
SCHEDULE 4A Persons exempt from the requirement to produce a completed travel declaration form on leaving the United Kingdom
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Regulation 17
SCHEDULE 5 Consequential amendments and transitional and saving provisions
PART 1 Consequential amendments
1. In the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020, in regulation 9(9), after sub-paragraph (n) insert—
“ (o) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, other than notices issued in respect of a business restriction offence as defined by regulation 12(7) of those Regulations or an offence of contravening a restriction or requirement imposed by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1, paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to those Regulations. ” .
2. —(1)Regulation 14 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (7C), after sub-paragraph (g) insert—
“ (h) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, if the notice was issued in respect of a business restriction offence as defined by regulation 12(7) of those Regulations. ” .
(3) In paragraph (8), after sub-paragraph (n) insert—
“ (o) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020. ” .
(4) In paragraph (8A), after sub-paragraph (f) insert—
“ (g) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, if the notice was issued to the person in respect of a business restriction offence as defined by regulation 12(7) of those Regulations or an offence of contravening a restriction or requirement imposed by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1, paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to those Regulations. ” .
3. In the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Collection of Contact Details etc and Related Requirements) Regulations 2020, in regulation 18(7A), after sub-paragraph (g) insert—
“ (h) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, where the fixed penalty notice relates to a business restriction offence as defined by regulation 12(7) of those Regulations. ” .
4. —(1)The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1—
(a) omit paragraph (2A);
(b) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (b), for “the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020” substitute “ the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 ” ;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 ceases” substitute “ the Principal Regulations cease ” ;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (d), for “5(5) of Schedule 1” substitute “ 4(2) of Schedule 1, or (in relation to the Tier 2 area) paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 2, ” ;
(iv) for sub-paragraphs (fa) and (fb) substitute—
“ (fa) “ Tier 2 area ” has the meaning given by regulation 8(4)(d) of the Principal Regulations;
(fb) “ Tier 3 area ” has the meaning given by regulation 8(4)(f) of the Principal Regulations; ” ;
(v) in sub-paragraph (h) omit “for the purposes of the Tier 2 Regulations” and “for the purposes of the Tier 3 Regulations”.
(3) In regulation 1A—
(a) in paragraph (1), in the opening words, omit “for the purposes of the Tier 2 Regulations” and “for the purposes of the Tier 3 Regulations”;
(b) in paragraph (1A)—
(i) in the opening words, omit “for the purposes of the Tier 2 Regulations”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a)(i), for “paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Tier 2 Regulations” substitute “ paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations ” ;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), for “paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Tier 2 Regulations” substitute “ paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations ” ;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (b)(i), for “paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Tier 2 Regulations” substitute “ paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations ” ;
(v) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii), for “paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Tier 2 Regulations” substitute “ paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations ” ;
(vi) in sub-paragraph (c) for “Tier 2” substitute “ Principal ” ;
(c) omit paragraph (1B).
(4) In regulation 4, in paragraph (8A)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (d), for “the Principal Regulations” substitute “ the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 ” ;
(b) in sub-paragraph (e), for “the Tier 2 Regulations” substitute “ the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020 ” ;
(c) in sub-paragraph (f), for “the Tier 3 Regulations” substitute “ the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020 ” ;
(d) after sub-paragraph (g) insert—
“ (h) the Principal Regulations, where the fixed penalty notice relates to a business restriction offence as defined by regulation 12(7) of those Regulations. ” .
(5) In regulation 8, for “6(16) or 7” substitute “ 11(9) or 13 ” .
PART 2 Transitional and savings provisions
5. —(1) A designation made, or treated as made, in exercise of the powers conferred by the following provisions is to be treated as if it had been made in exercise of the powers conferred by regulations 9(9)(b), 11(3)(b), 11(9)(a) or 13, as appropriate, of these Regulations—
(a) regulation 7(10)(b), 9(3)(b), 9(13) or 10 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020;
(b) regulation 8(9)(b), 10(3)(b), 10(13) or 11 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020;
(c) regulation 8(9)(c), 10(3)(b), 10(13) or 11 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020;
(d) regulation 7(9)(c), 9(3), 9(14) or 10 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull) Regulations 2020;
(e) regulation 8(9)(b)(iii) or (iv), 10(3)(b), 10(14)(a) or 11 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020;
(f) regulation 8(9)(b), 10(3)(b), 10(14)(a) or 11 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East and North West of England) Regulations 2020;
(g) regulation 4(9)(b), 6(3)(b), 6(16) or 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020;
(h) regulation 4(9)(b), 6(3)(b), 6(16) or 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020;
(i) regulation 4(9)(b), 6(3)(b), 6(16) or 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020;
(j) regulation 19(11)(b), 21(3)(b), 21(16)(a) or 22 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020.
(2) Despite the revocation by these Regulations of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020, those Regulations continue in force as they had effect immediately before 2nd December 2020 in relation to any offence committed under those Regulations before that date.
Regulation 13
SCHEDULE 6 Prosecutions
1. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020.
2. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020.
3. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020.
4. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020.
5. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020.
6. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East and North West of England) Regulations 2020.
7. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Collection of Contact Details etc and Related Requirements) Regulations 2020.
8. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull) Regulations 2020.
9. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings) (North of England) Regulations 2020.
10. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
11. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020.
12. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020.