Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 206
National Health Service, England
Public Health, England
Social Care, England
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 3) Regulations 2022
Made
at 1.42 p.m. on 1st March 2022
Laid before Parliament
at 4.30 p.m. on 1st March 2022
Coming into force
15th March 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20(1) to (3) and (5) and 161(3) and (4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008( 1 ).
In accordance with section 20(8) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
Citation, commencement, extent and application
(2) These Regulations come into force on 15th March 2022.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, but apply to England only.
Amendment of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
2. —(1)The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of “premises”, omit “and in regulation 12(3), does not include any surrounding grounds”;
(b) omit the definition of “processing”.
(3) In regulation 12 (safe care and treatment), omit paragraphs (3) to (6).
(4) In regulation 17 (good governance), in paragraph (2)(d)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (i), insert “and” ;
(b) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (ii);
(c) omit paragraph (iii).
Revocations
3. The following instruments are revoked—
(a) the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021( 3 );
(b) the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2022( 4 ).
Sajid Javid
Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
At 1.42 p.m. on 1st March 2022
2008 c. 14 . Section 20(1) and the opening words of section 20(2) were substituted by section 1(2) of the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 (c. 28) . Section 161(3) was amended by section 294(4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) .
S.I. 2014/2936 , amended by S.I. 2021/891 and 2022/15 . There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.