Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 986

Public Health, England

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

Made

on 13th September 2020

Laid before Parliament-

at 10.30 a.m. on 14th September 2020

Coming into force

at 12.01 a.m. on 14th 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.

^M2 The Secretary of State considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 , 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 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 and interpretation

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Amendment of the Principal Regulations

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Amendment of the Principal Regulations: transitional and savings provision

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Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020

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Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

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Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020

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Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020

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Consequential amendments: transitional and savings provisions _I1

8. —(1) Despite the amendments made by these Regulations, the local Regulations continue in force as they had effect immediately before these Regulations came into force in relation to a large gatherings offence committed under the relevant local Regulations before these Regulations came into force.

(2) In this Regulation—

“ the local Regulations ” means—

(a)

the [^F2 Health Protection ^F2] (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020;

(b)

the [^F2 Health Protection ^F2] (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020;

(c)

the [^F2 Health Protection ^F2] (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020;

(d)

the [^F2 Health Protection ^F2] (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020;

“ a large gatherings offence ” means an offence under—

(a)

regulation 7 of the [^F3 Health Protection ^F3] (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020;

(b)

regulation 4B of the [^F3 Health Protection ^F3] (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020;

(c)

regulation 7 of the [^F3 Health Protection ^F3] (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020;

(d)

regulation 7 of the [^F3 Health Protection ^F3] (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020.

Priti Patel

Secretary of State,

Home Office

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
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in force

Provision is in force

in force*

In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)

not in force

Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)

defined term

Defined term

_dfn

Defined term (alternative style)

footnote	commentary	related provisions	insert/omit
F1	Regulations revoked (except reg. 8) (14.10.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1103) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 9 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F1	Regulations revoked (except reg. 8) (14.10.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1103) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 9 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F1	Regulations revoked (except reg. 8) (14.10.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1103) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 9 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F1	Regulations revoked (except reg. 8) (14.10.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1103) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 9 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F1	Regulations revoked (except reg. 8) (14.10.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1103) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 9 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F1	Regulations revoked (except reg. 8) (14.10.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1103) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 9 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F1	Regulations revoked (except reg. 8) (14.10.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1103) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 9 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F1	Regulations revoked (except reg. 8) (14.10.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1103) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 9 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F2	Words in reg. 8(2) substituted (24.9.2020 at 5.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1029) , regs. 1(2) , 6(3)(a) (with reg. 9 )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
F3	Words in reg. 8(2) substituted (24.9.2020 at 5.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1029) , regs. 1(2) , 6(3)(b) (with reg. 9 )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
I1	Reg. 8 in force at 14.9.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(1)
M1	1984 c. 22 . Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) .
M2	S.I. 2020/684 , as amended by S.I. 2020/822 , 824, 828, 865, 907 and 974. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.