The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020


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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 is made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 863

Public Health, England

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020

Made

at 10.25 a.m. on 14th August 2020

Laid before Parliament

at 3.00 p.m. on 14th August 2020

Coming into force

15th August 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (4)(d), 45F(2) and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(1).

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 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

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020.

(2) The Regulations come into force on 15th August 2020.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020

2.-(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4(2), omit sub-paragraph (b).

(3) In Schedule 2, omit paragraphs 4, 11, 13, 16 and 17.

Edward Argar

Minister of State,

Department of Health and Social Care

At 10.25 a.m. on 14th August 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/684) to permit the following to open: casinos, indoor skating rinks, indoor play areas, bowling alleys and conference centres and exhibition halls.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.

(1)

1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).


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