Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020

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Introduction

PART 1
Introductory

1 Citation, commencement and application

2 Interpretation

PART 2
Tier 1 restrictions

3 Tier 1 restrictions

PART 3
Enforcement

4 Enforcement of restrictions and requirements

5 Offences and penalties

6 Fixed penalty notices

7 Prosecutions

PART 4
Final provisions

8 Review

9 Expiry

10 Consequential and other amendments and transitional and saving provisions

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Tier 1 restrictions

SCHEDULE 2 Areas excluded from the Tier 1 area

SCHEDULE 3 Consequential and other amendments and transitional and saving provisions

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Explanatory note

PART 1Introductory

Citation, commencement and application1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 14th October 2020.

(3)

These Regulations apply—

(a)

in England;

(b)

in English airspace in relation to aircraft which take off from, or land at, a place in England;

(c)

in the English territorial sea in relation to vessels that are not excluded vessels.

(4)

In this regulation—

“English airspace” means the airspace above England or above the English territorial sea;

“the English territorial sea” means the part of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom which is adjacent to England;

“excluded vessel” means a vessel which—

(a)

departed from a place other than a place in England, and

(b)

is to dock in a place other than a place in England.

Interpretation2.

(1)

In these Regulations—

“care home” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 20002;

“child” means a person under the age of 18;

“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);

“criminal justice accommodation” means—

(a)

a prison, within the meaning of the Prison Act 19523,

(b)

a young offender institution, within the meaning of section 43 of that Act,

(c)

a secure training centre, within the meaning of section 43 of that Act,

(d)

approved premises, within the meaning of section 13 of the Offender Management Act 20074, or

(e)

a bail hostel, within the meaning of section 2 of the Bail Act 19765;

“Crown interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown, or belonging to a Government department, or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a Government department, and includes any estate or interest held in right of the Prince and Steward of Scotland;

“Crown land” means land in which there is a Crown interest or a Duchy interest;

“Duchy interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, or belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall;

“parent” of a child includes any person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for, or who has care of, the child;

“parental responsibility” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Children Act 19896;

“person responsible” for carrying on a business includes the owner, proprietor and manager of that business;

“Tier 1 area” has the meaning given by regulation 3(2)(b);

“Tier 1 restrictions” has the meaning given by regulation 3(2)(a);

“vessel” means any ship, boat, barge, lighter or raft and any other description of craft, whether used in navigation or not.

(2)

For the purposes of these Regulations, references to a “local authority” include references to a county council.