Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021
PART 5Enforcement
Offences and penalties11.
(1)
A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person—
(a)
contravenes a Step 1 restriction, a Step 2 restriction or a Step 3 restriction,
(b)
contravenes a restriction or requirement in regulation 8,
(c)
contravenes a requirement imposed, or a direction given, under regulation 10,
(d)
fails to comply with a reasonable instruction or a prohibition notice given by a relevant person under regulation 10, or
(e)
obstructs any person carrying out a function under these Regulations (including any person who is a relevant person for the purposes of regulation 10).
(2)
A person who intentionally or recklessly provides false or misleading information on a travel declaration form, except for reasons of national security, commits an offence.
(3)
An offence under this regulation is punishable on summary conviction by a fine.
(4)
If an offence under this regulation committed by a body corporate is proved—
(a)
to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body corporate, or
(b)
to be attributable to any neglect on the part of such an officer,
the officer (as well as the body corporate) is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(5)
In paragraph (4) “officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate.
(6)
If the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, subsection (4) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with that member’s functions of management as if that member were a director of the body.
(7)
(a)
to maintain public health;
(b)
to maintain public order.