Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Hospitality Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020
Restrictions on undertakings2.
(1)
A person responsible for carrying on a business of a public house, café, restaurant or other relevant business must, during the emergency period, take all reasonable measures to ensure that—
(a)
no bookings for a table are accepted for a group of more than six persons unless one of the exemptions in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations applies;
(b)
no persons are admitted to the premises in a group of more than six, unless one of the exemptions in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations applies;
(c)
no person in one qualifying group mingles with any person in another qualifying group where this is not permitted under the Principal Regulations;
(d)
an appropriate distance is maintained between tables occupied by different qualifying groups.
(2)
For the purposes of this regulation—
(a)
an “appropriate distance” means a distance between tables of—
(i)
at least two metres, or
(ii)
at least one metre, if—
(aa)
there are barriers or screens between tables;
(bb)
the tables are arranged with back to back seating, or otherwise arranged to ensure that persons sitting at one table do not face any person sitting at another table at a distance of less than two metres; or
(cc)
other measures are taken to limit the risk of transmission of the coronavirus between people sitting at different tables;
(b)
a “relevant business” is a business which provides food or drink for consumption on its premises.