Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Newport etc.) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 20202.

(1)

The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 20202 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 14, after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

It is also a reasonable excuse for no more than 6 people to gather in (any) premises indoors where all the persons in the gathering—

(a)

live in the same premises, and

(b)

share toilet, washing, dining or cooking facilities with each other.”

(3)

In regulation 14C, in the Welsh language text, in both places it occurs (including in the heading), for “leol” substitute “lleol”.

(4)

In Schedule 4A—

(a)

in paragraph 1, after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c)

Blaenau Gwent County Borough;

(d)

Bridgend County Borough;

(e)

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough;

(f)

the City and County Borough of Newport.”;

(b)

immediately before paragraph 7, omit the heading (“PART 3”) and the sub-heading below it (“Restrictions applying only in respect of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough”);

(c)

in paragraph 7—

(i)

insert the following as a heading—

“Restrictions on licensed premises”

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (1), in the words before paragraph (a), for “Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough” substitute “a local health protection area”;

(iii)

for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)

Sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

does not allow the licensed premises to be open in contravention of an authorisation granted or given in respect of the premises;

(b)

does not prevent the sale or supply of alcohol by a hotel or other accommodation as part of room service.”;

(iv)

in sub-paragraph (3)(a) for “are premises” substitute “means a public house, bar (including a bar in a members’ club, hotel or other accommodation), café or restaurant (including a restaurant or dining room in a members’ club, hotel or other accommodation)”.