This Statutory Instrument corrects an error in S.I. 2021/851 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 864
Public Health, England
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
17th July 2021
Coming into force
18th July 2021
Laid before Parliament
19th July 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 the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021( 3 ) as amended by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public 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, extent and application
(2) These Regulations come into force at 11:55 p.m. on 18th July 2021.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply—
(a) in England;
(b) in the English territorial sea, but not in relation to excluded vessels.
(4) In this regulation—
“the English territorial sea” means the part of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom which is adjacent to England;
“excluded vessel” means a vessel which—
departed from a place other than a place in England, and
is to dock in a place other than a place in England.
Amendment to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Jo Churchill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
17th July 2021
1984 c. 22 . Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) .
S.I. 2020/1045 , amended by S.I. 2020/1375 , 1518 , 2021/97 , 364 , 582 and 851 .