Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 45R of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22) , for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the instrument was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.
Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 1415
Public Health, England
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021
Made
at 11.55 a.m. on 13th December 2021
Laid before Parliament
at 3.00 p.m. on 13th December 2021
Coming into force
at 6.00 a.m. on 14th December 2021
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1) and (3)(c), 45D, 45F(2), 45P and 45T(6) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
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) (Self-Isolation) (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 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) These Regulations come into force at 6.00 a.m. on 14th December 2021.
Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020
(2) In regulation 2(2), in sub-paragraph (n), in the opening words, omit “, (ba) or (c)”.
(3) In regulation 2B—
(a) in paragraph (1), omit paragraphs (ba) and (c);
(b) omit paragraphs (3A) and (3B);
(c) in paragraphs (4) and (5), omit “, or R where P is a child,”;
(d) omit paragraphs (5A), (5B) and (9).
(4) In regulation 3(4), in the opening words, omit “, (ba) or (c)”.
(5) In regulation 5(1)—
(a) omit the definition of “Omicron variant”;
(b) in the definition of “P”, for “2B(2), (3A) or (3B)”, substitute “or 2B(2)” .
(6) In regulation 10(4), omit “or 2B”.
(7) In regulation 14(4D)(a)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (i), insert “or” ;
(b) at the end of paragraph (ii), omit “or”;
(c) omit paragraph (iii).
(8) In regulation 19—
(a) renumber the existing text as paragraph (1);
(b) in paragraph (1)(b), as so renumbered, for “regulation” substitute “paragraph” ;
(c) after paragraph (1), insert—
“ (2) Where—
(a) a person (“ Z ”)—
(i) satisfies the conditions in regulation 2B(6)(a), (b) or (c), or is a child, or is taking part in coronavirus related research; and
(ii) was, by virtue of regulation 2B as it was in force before this paragraph comes into force, subject to a requirement to self-isolate immediately before 6.00 a.m. on 14th December 2021, and
(b) Z’s period of self-isolation would, apart from this regulation, continue beyond that date,
the period of self-isolation for Z comes to an end at 6.00 a.m. on 14th December 2021. ” .
Maggie Throup
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
At 11.55 a.m. on 13th December 2021
1984 c. 22 . Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) .