Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 824
Public Health, England
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
Made
2nd August 2020
Laid
at 11.00 a.m. on 3rd August 2020
Coming into force
3rd August 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 .
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, commencement, application and interpretation
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Revocation, saving and designation
2. —(1) The following regulations are revoked—
(a) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020 (the “ first Restrictions Regulations ”);
(b) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ;
(c) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 ;
(d) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 .
(2) Notwithstanding the revocation of the first Restrictions Regulations, they continue in force, as amended, in relation to any offence committed under the first Restrictions Regulations before these Regulations came into force.
(3) A designation made in exercise of powers conferred by regulation 8(14)(a), 10(3)(b), 10(13) or 11 of the first Restrictions Regulations is to be treated as if it had been made in the exercise of powers conferred by regulations 8(9)(b), 10(3)(b), 10(13) or 11, as appropriate, of these Regulations.
(4) A person who is designated for the purposes of regulation 7(10)(b), 9(3)(b), 9(13) or 10 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 is to be treated as if they were designated for the purposes of regulation 8(9)(b), 10(3)(b), 10(13) or 11, as appropriate, of these Regulations.
The emergency period and review of need for restrictions
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Requirement to close premises and businesses during the emergency
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Restrictions on gatherings in private dwellings
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Linked households
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Linked childcare households
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Restrictions on other gatherings
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Enforcement of requirement
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Offences and penalties
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Fixed penalty notices
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Prosecutions
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Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020
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Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020
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Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020
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Expiry
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Matt Hancock
Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
Regulation 4
SCHEDULE Businesses subject to closure
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