Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and Restrictions: All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 20202.
(1)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2)
“(7A)
Where the relevant place is premises which contain a polling station for an election or referendum which is held in accordance with provision made by or under an Act, the powers in this regulation may not be exercised so as to prevent a voter who is otherwise entitled to vote at the polling station in any such election or referendum from doing so.”.
(3)
“19.
Premises which contain a polling station for an election or referendum which is held in accordance with provision made by or under an Act.
20.
Premises which are being used for the opening of postal votes, or the counting of votes, cast in an election or referendum which is held in accordance with provision made by or under an Act.”.
(4)
“17.
Premises which contain a polling station for an election or referendum which is held in accordance with provision made by or under an Act.
18.
Premises which are being used for the opening of postal votes, or the counting of votes, cast in an election or referendum which is held in accordance with provision made by or under an Act.”.