Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East of England) Regulations 2020
The emergency period and review of need for restrictions2.
(1)
For the purposes of these Regulations, the “emergency period”—
(a)
starts when these Regulations come into force; and
(b)
ends in relation to a restriction or requirement imposed by these Regulations on the day and at the time specified in a direction published by the Secretary of State under this regulation terminating the requirement or restriction.
(2)
The Secretary of State must review the need for restrictions and requirements imposed by these Regulations at least once every 14 days, with the first review being carried out by 2nd October 2020.
(3)
As soon as the Secretary of State considers that any restrictions or requirements set out in these Regulations are no longer necessary to prevent, protect against, control or provide a public health response to the incidence or spread of infection in England with the coronavirus, the Secretary of State must publish a direction terminating that restriction or requirement.
(4)
A direction published under this regulation may—
(a)
terminate any one or more requirement or restriction (whether generally or in one or more specified local areas only);
(b)
terminate a requirement or restriction in relation to a specified business or service or a specified description of business or service; or
(c)
provide that any one or more specified local authority areas no longer fall within the protected area.
(5)
A direction falling within paragraph (4)(c) is referred to in these Regulations as a “change of protected area direction”.
(6)
(7)
Where the Secretary of State gives a change of protected area direction, the Secretary of State—
(a)
must—
(i)
publish it on www.gov.uk; and
(ii)
arrange for notice of it to the given, as soon as is reasonably practicable, in the London Gazette;
(b)
may publish it in such other manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate to bring it to the attention of persons who may be affected by it.
(8)
Any other direction given by the Secretary of State under this regulation must be published in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate to bring it to the attention of persons who may be affected by it.
(9)
In this regulation, “specified” means specified in a direction published under this regulation.