This Statutory Instrument corrects errors in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. 2020/684 ) and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 788
Public Health, England
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
22nd July 2020
Laid before Parliament
23rd July 2020
Coming into force
25th July 2020
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (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 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
(2) The Regulations come into force on 25th July 2020.
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020.
(2) In regulation 1(5), in the definition of “childcare”, omit the words from “and “early years childcare”” to the end of the definition.
(3) In regulation 4—
(a) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (b), omit the words from “indoor fitness studios” to “other”;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (c);
(b) omit paragraph (3).
(4) In regulation 5(6)(b), for “Smoke-Free” substitute “Smoke-free”.
(5) In regulation 6(12)(d)(iii), for “Safeguarding of Vulnerable Groups” substitute “Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups”.
(6) In regulation 9(1)(a), at the end, insert “and”.
(7) In Schedule 2, omit paragraphs 12, 14 and 15.
Matt Hancock
Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
22nd July 2020
1984 c. 22 . Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) .
S.I. 2020/684 , amended by S.I. 2020/719 .