Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

A place is indoors if it would be considered to be enclosed, or substantially enclosed, for the purposes of section 2 of the Health Act 200617, under the Smoke-free (Premises and Enforcement) Regulations 200618.

(4)

A place is a “public outdoor place” if it is an outdoor place to which the public have, or are permitted, access (whether on payment or otherwise) and includes—

(a)

land laid out as a public garden or used for the purpose of recreation by members of the public;

(b)

land which is “open country” as defined in section 59(2) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 194919, as read with section 16 of the Countryside Act 196820;

(c)

land which is “access land” for the purposes of Part 1 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 200021 (see section 1(1) of that Act)22;

(d)

any highway to which the public has access;

(e)

Crown land to which the public has access.

(5)

References to a “private dwelling”—

(a)

include references to a houseboat and any garden, yard, passage, stair, outhouse or other appurtenance of the dwelling;

(b)

do not include references to the following—

(i)

accommodation in a hotel, hostel, campsite, caravan park, members club, boarding house or bed and breakfast accommodation;

(ii)

care homes;

(iii)

children’s homes, within the meaning of section 1 of the Care Standards Act 200023;

(iv)

residential family centres, within the meaning of section 4 of that Act;

(v)

educational accommodation;

(vi)

accommodation intended for use by the army, navy or air force;

(vii)

criminal justice accommodation.