Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

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Introduction

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

2 Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

3 In regulation 1(2), at the appropriate place insert— “bubble” has…

4 In regulation 1(2), in the definition of “harbour terminal”, “hotel”…

5 In regulation 1(2), in the definition of “intoxicating liquor”, for…

6 In regulation 3(1), for “paragraph 1” substitute “part 1”.

7 For regulation 3(2) substitute “A person responsible for listed premises…

8 In regulation 4(1)(b), for “paragraph 2” substitute “part 2”.

9 In regulation 4(2)— (1) for “A retail business” substitute “A…

10 After regulation 9(3), insert— (3A) (a) Paragraph (3) does not…

11 In regulation 9(4), after subparagraph (g) insert—

12 In regulation 9(5)— (a) for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraphs (3A)…

13 In regulation 9(6), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraph (3A) or…

14 In regulation 9(7)(a), for “the guidance on funerals” substitute ““Guidance…

15 In regulation 11(3)(d), for “household and its linked household; or”…

16 For regulation 11(3)(e), substitute— (e) it is organised by a…

17 In regulation 12(2), for “household and its linked household” substitute…

18 In regulation 12(6), for “the guidance on funerals” substitute ““Guidance…

19 In regulation 13(1), for “linked household” substitute “bubble”.

20 For regulation 16 substitute— (1) A person must not provide a close contact service…

21 In regulation 17(3)(b) and in regulation 17(3)(c), for “or a…

22 In regulation 18(3)(b), after “specified in the notice are” insert…

23 In regulation 18(4)(b), after “measures the enforcement officer” insert “reasonably”….

24 In regulation 18(5)(b), after “other measures have been taken to”…

25 In regulation 19, after paragraph (1) insert-

26 In regulation 20(2)(b), before “necessary and proportionate” insert “reasonably”.

27 In regulation 20(3)(a), after “to which it relates” insert “and”….

28 In regulation 20(3)(b)— (a) after “measures the enforcement officer” insert…

29 Omit regulation 20(3)(c).

30 Omit regulation 20(4).

31 Omit regulation 20(5).

32 In regulation 20(6), omit “or a termination notice”.

33 In Schedule 1 part 1— (a) omit paragraph (4);

34 In schedule 2— (a) in paragraph 1, omit “(unless social…

35 For regulation 3(2) substitute— (2) A person responsible for listed…

36 Omit regulation 4.

37 For regulation 5(1) substitute— (1) A person responsible for carrying…

38 In regulation 5(3), for “For the purposes of paragraph (1),…

39 Omit regulations 6(1) and 6(2).

40 In regulation 6(3), for “under this regulation” substitute “for consumption…

41 Omit regulation 7.

42 In regulation 11(2), after “school or schools” insert— ; or…

43 In regulation 12(1)(b), for “ten” substitute “fifteen” and for “two”…

44 After regulation 13(2)(a) insert— (aa) where the overnight stay is…

45 For regulation 15(1)(b) substitute— (b) carrying on a business of…

46 After regulation 15(1)(c) insert “or”.

47 After regulation 17(2)(b) insert— (c) the premises of a business…

48 For paragraph (6) of part 1 of schedule 1 substitute—…

49 In paragraph (7) of part 1 of schedule 1, after…

50 In paragraph (8)(a) of part 1 of schedule 1, after…

51 After paragraph (12)(a) of part 1 of schedule 1 insert—…

52 After paragraph (12)(b)(v) of part 1 of schedule 1 insert—…

53 Omit part 2 of schedule 1.

Signature

Explanatory note

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 202135.

For regulation 3(2) substitute—

“(2)

A person responsible for listed premises or a listed business must close those premises or that business except, in the case of an indoor swimming or diving pool or an indoor sports or exercise facility, for the purpose of—

(a)

individual activity;

(b)

activity by an individual with a carer or carers; or

(c)

training or coaching by an individual with a trainer or coach provided that the person responsible takes reasonable steps to ensure that each participant maintains a distance of two metres from any other person on the premises.”