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

Amendments of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 20203.

(1)

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 1—

(a)

in paragraph 8(5)(b), for “the purposes of paragraph 5(3)” substitute “all other purposes”;

(b)

in paragraph 11, at the end of sub-paragraph (3), insert “and no part of that place is in the area that is the Tier 3 area for the purposes of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020”;

(c)

in paragraph 12, after sub-paragraph (4) insert—

“(5)

For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, premises are in the Tier 2 area if—

(a)

any part of the premises is in the Tier 2 area, and

(b)

no part of the premises is in the area that is the Tier 3 area for the purposes of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020.”;

(d)

in paragraph 15, after sub-paragraph (4) insert—

“(5)

For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, premises are in the Tier 2 area if—

(a)

any part of the premises is in the Tier 2 area, and

(b)

no part of the premises is in the area that is the Tier 3 area for the purposes of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020.”.

(3)

In Schedule 2—

(a)

before “Cheshire” insert—

“Berkshire

Slough Borough Council”;

(b)

in the entry for “The Common Council of the City of London”, at the end, insert “in respect of the City of London”;

(c)

after the entry for “The Common Council of the City of London”, insert—

“the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, in respect of the Inner Temple and the Under Treasurer of the Middle Temple, in respect of the Middle Temple”;

(d)

omit “Greater Manchester” and the entries from “Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council” to “Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council” under it;

(e)

omit “South Yorkshire” and the entries from “Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council” to “Sheffield City Council” under it;

(f)

before “Surrey”, insert—

“Staffordshire

Stoke-on-Trent City Council”;

(g)

after “Birmingham City Council”, insert—

“Coventry City Council”.

(4)

In Schedule 3, in paragraph 5 after sub-paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A)

Despite the amendments of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020 made by paragraph 3, those Regulations continue in force as they had effect immediately before 14th October 2020 in relation to any offence committed under those Regulations before that date.”.