Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 15) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

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Introduction

1 Citation and commencement

2 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment…

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

4 In regulation 1(2), in the definition of “table” after “as…

5 Omit regulation 4(2)(a).

6 In regulation 4(2)(b) omit “allocated” at both places where it…

7 In regulation 4(2)(c) after “make a payment,” insert “place or…

8 In regulation 4(2)(d) after “visitors to the venue” insert “except…

9 Omit regulations 4(2)(k) and 4(2)(1)

10 Omit regulation 4(3)(b) and the word “and” which follows it….

11 In regulation 4(3)(c) after “food or drink (including intoxicating liquor)”…

12 In regulation 4(4) omit “(3)(b) or”.

13 Omit regulation 4(6).

14 In regulation 5(1)(f)(i) after “dancing” insert “except at an event…

15 In regulation 5(1)(f)(ii) after “for dancing” insert “except at an…

16 Omit regulation 5(1)(fa).

17 In regulations 5(1)(h)(i) after “who may be seated” insert “indoors”….

18 Omit regulation 5(1)(h)(ii) and the word “and” which precedes it….

19 In regulation 5(1)(k) after “who may be seated” insert “indoors”….

20 Omit regulation 5(1)(l).

21 In regulation 5(1)(m) after “food or drink (including intoxicating liquor)”…

22 In regulation 5(l)(n), after “must not permit a customer to…

23 For regulation 5(l)(n)(i) substitute— (i) enter or exit the premises,…

24 Omit regulation 5(2).

25 For regulation 9(6) substitute— (6) A person who is required…

26 After regulation 12(1)(a)(i) insert “or”.

27 In regulation 12(1)(a)(ii), for “ten” substitute “fifteen”, for “three” substitute…

28 Omit regulation 12(1)(a)(iii).

29 In regulation 17(3)(b) after “persons referred to in paragraph (a)”…

Signature

Explanatory note

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 by—

(a)

removing the requirement to obtain a ticket in advance of an indoor theatre or concert event and to have allocated seating;

(b)

permitting dancing at a wedding reception or civil partnership reception;

(c)

removing the requirement to be seated at a table to order or collect food and drink;

(d)

removing the requirement for music at an ambient level;

(e)

removing the requirement for persons at outdoors part of premises to be seated to consume food or drink; and

(f)

permitting persons to play a gaming machine or play a game such as pool, snooker or darts.

They also increase the number permitted to gather indoors, at a private dwelling, from ten to fifteen persons (not including children aged 12 or under) from four households

No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.