Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 20) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

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Introduction

1 Citation and commencement

2 Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

3 In Regulation 1(2) omit the definition of “active period”.

4 In Regulation 4(2)(f) for “person” substitute “officer”.

5 In Regulation 5(3)(b)(ii) for “person” substitute “officer”.

6 In Regulation 16B(3) for “commits an offence if they” substitute…

7 In Regulation 16C(1)(b) for “within 48 hours before the” substitute…

8 In Regulation 16C(2) after “in this regulation” insert “which does…

9 In Regulation 16C(3)(a)(v) after “reaction test” insert “(or other lab…

10 For Regulation 16E substitute— (1) This part applies to the “relevant premises” as listed…

11 Regulation 16F(2) is amended as follows— (a) After “responsible for…

12 In Regulation 16F(3) for “a reasonable” substitute “an effective”.

13 For Regulation 16F(3)(a) substitute “ensuring that only a person referred…

14 In Regulation 16F(3)(b) omit “by those checks”.

15 In Regulation 16F(5) for “a reasonable” substitute “an effective”.

16 In Regulation 16G(2)(a) omit “and”.

17 In Regulation 16G(2)(b) after “under that regulation” insert “; and”….

18 After Regulation 16G(2)(b) insert— (c) make the statement available to…

19 In Regulations 18(2), 18(3)(a), 18(4)(b), 18(5)(b) and 22(4)(a) for “16E”…

20 In Schedule 2A, paragraph 4 after “An” insert “event on…

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Explanatory note

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 by making a number of amendments. These include the removing the definition of active period, changing the required timeframe for a negative Rapid Antigen Test from 48 hours to the day of, or day before, the relevant time, removing the requirement to provide photographic ID if the evidence provided includes a photo and rewording Regulation 16E to ensure greater clarity. Further minor changes have been made the wording on who is responsible for a relevant premises or event, the system a responsible person must have in place, and the enforcement of this. Some further minor changes have been made to other wording. None of the changes in this Amendment offer any substantive policy changes and are technical changes.

No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.