Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021

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Introduction

PART 1
Introductory

1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

2 Interpretation

PART 2
Requirement to wear a face covering: relevant places and public transport

3 Requirement to wear a face covering whilst entering or remaining within a relevant place

4 Requirement to wear a face covering when on public transport

5 Reasonable excuse

6 Requirements relating to signage and information

7 Prohibition on preventing a person from wearing a face covering

PART 3
Disapplication of requirements

8 Disapplication by the Secretary of State

PART 4
Enforcement

9 Enforcement of requirement to wear a face covering whilst entering or remaining within a relevant place or using public transport

10 Offences and penalties

11 Fixed penalty notices

12 Amount of fixed penalty: contravention of regulation 3 or 4

13 Amount of fixed penalty: contravention of regulation 6 or 7

14 Prosecutions

15 Expiry

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE Relevant places

Signature

Explanatory note

PART 4Enforcement

Expiry15.

(1)

These Regulations expire at the end of 20th December 2021.

(2)

This regulation does not affect the validity of anything done pursuant to these Regulations before they expire.