This Statutory Instrument corrects errors in S.I. 2020/1374 , as amended by S.I. 2020/1611 , and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those instruments.
Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 1654
Public Health, England
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
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
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (4)(b) and (4)(d), 45F(2) and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984( 1 ).
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 the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020( 2 ) as amended 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 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
(2) These Regulations come into force on 31st December 2020.
Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020
(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
South West:
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Gloucestershire County Council
Somerset County Council
Swindon Borough Council ” ;
(b) after the entry for Suffolk County Council insert—
“ North East:
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
North West:
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
East Midlands:
Derby City Council
Derbyshire County Council
Leicester City Council
Leicestershire County Council
Lincolnshire County Council
Northamptonshire County Council
Nottingham City Council
Nottinghamshire County Council
West Midlands:
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 ” .
Matt Hancock
Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
At 5.45 p.m. on 30th December 2020
1984 c. 22 . Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) .
S.I. 2020/1374 amended by S.I. 2020/1518 , 1533 , 1572 , 1611 and 1646 .