Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021

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Introduction

PART 1
Introductory

1 Citation, commencement and application

2 Interpretation

3 Linked households

4 Linked childcare household

5 Permitted organised gatherings

6 The required precautions

PART 2
Step restrictions

7 Step restrictions

PART 3
Restrictions on leaving the United Kingdom

8 Restrictions on leaving the United Kingdom

PART 4
Disapplication of restrictions and requirements

9 Disapplication by the Secretary of State

PART 5
Enforcement

10 Enforcement of restrictions and requirements

11 Offences and penalties

12 Fixed penalty notices

13 Amount of fixed penalty: travel offences

14 Amount of fixed penalty: large gathering offences

15 Amount of fixed penalty: organised gathering offences

16 Amount of fixed penalty: business restriction offences

17 Amount of fixed penalty: general offences

18 Prosecutions

19 Self-incrimination

PART 6
Final provisions

20 Review

21 Expiry

22 Revocation

23 Consequential and other amendments and transitional and saving provisions

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Step 1

SCHEDULE 2 Step 2

SCHEDULE 3 Step 3

SCHEDULE 4 Step 1 area, Step 2 area and Step 3 area

SCHEDULE 5 Reasonable excuses to travel outside the United Kingdom

SCHEDULE 6 Persons exempt from the restrictions on leaving the United Kingdom, and the requirement to have a travel declaration form

SCHEDULE 7 Consequential amendments

SCHEDULE 8 Other amendments to subordinate legislation relating to coronavirus

Signature

Explanatory note

PART 2Step restrictions

Step restrictions7.

(1)

Step 1 restrictions apply in relation to the Step 1 area in accordance with Schedule 1.

(2)

Step 2 restrictions apply in relation to the Step 2 area in accordance with Schedule 2.

(3)

Step 3 restrictions apply in relation to the Step 3 area in accordance with Schedule 3.

(4)

In these Regulations—

(a)

references to “Step 1 restrictions” are references to the restrictions and requirements set out in Schedule 1;

(b)

references to the “Step 1 area” are references to the area for the time being specified or described in Part 1 of Schedule 4;

(c)

references to “Step 2 restrictions” are references to the restrictions and requirements set out in Schedule 2;

(d)

references to the “Step 2 area” are references to the area for the time being specified or described in Part 2 of Schedule 4;

(e)

references to “Step 3 restrictions” are references to the restrictions and requirements set out in Schedule 3;

(f)

references to the “Step 3 area” are references to the area for the time being specified or described in Part 3 of Schedule 4.