Legislation – The Financial Assistance (Coronavirus: Hospitality) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

These Regulations amend the Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (“the Financial Assistance Regulations”) which awarded financial assistance to occupiers of certain hospitality hereditaments affected by public health guidance issued in December 2021.

Regulation 1 provides for citation and commencement.

Regulation 2 provides for an amendment to the Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 to allow Northern Ireland Tourist Board certified hotels to be included in the scheme, and to allow financial assistance to licensed bar and restaurant facilities occupied and operated by sports clubs, and to allow financial assistance to inflatable parks, soft play businesses and trampoline parks, which incorporate a café.