Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 1340

Public Health, England

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021 (expired)

^F1Approved by both Houses of Parliament

Made

at 1.35 p.m. on 29th November 2021

Laid before Parliament

at 5.00 p.m. on 29th November 2021

Coming into force

at 4.00 a.m. on 30th November 2021

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^F1PART 1 Introductory

Citation, commencement, extent and application

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Interpretation

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^F1PART 2 Requirement to wear a face covering: relevant places and public transport

Requirement to wear a face covering whilst entering or remaining within a relevant place

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Requirement to wear a face covering when on public transport

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Reasonable excuse

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Requirements relating to signage and information

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Prohibition on preventing a person from wearing a face covering

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^F1PART 3 Disapplication of requirements

Disapplication by the Secretary of State

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^F1PART 4 Enforcement

Enforcement of requirement to wear a face covering whilst entering or remaining within a relevant place or using public transport

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Offences and penalties

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Fixed penalty notices

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Amount of fixed penalty: contravention of regulation 3 or 4

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Amount of fixed penalty: contravention of regulation 6 or 7

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Prosecutions

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Expiry

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Regulation 3

^F1SCHEDULE 1 Relevant places

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Regulation 3(2)(q)(i)

^F1SCHEDULE 2 Gatherings taking place in community premises where face coverings need not be worn

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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)

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	transitional and savings	in force status	related provisions	geo extent	insert/omit	source count	in force adj
F1	Regulations expired (27.1.2022) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1340), reg. 15(1) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1400, regs. 1(2), 2(12)(a))