Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Functions of Local Authorities etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020

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Introduction

PART 1
Introduction

1 Title, application and coming into force

2 Interpretation

3 Expiry

PART 2
Local authority directions in relation to premises, events and public places

CHAPTER 1 Giving and revoking directions

4 Public health conditions for giving directions

5 Premises directions

6 Event directions

7 Public place directions

8 Review and revocation

9 Requirement to have regard to advice or guidance and to consult

CHAPTER 2 Form and procedure

10 Form and content of directions

11 Giving a direction

12 Appeals and representations

CHAPTER 3 Welsh Ministers’ power to require revocation

13 Power of Welsh Ministers to require a local authority to revoke a direction

PART 3
Duty to close certain public paths and access land

14 Closure of public paths and access land

PART 4
Enforcement

15 Enforcement officers

16 Enforcement actions

17 Power of entry

18 Offences and penalties

19 Fixed penalty notices

20 Prosecutions

PART 5
Revocation and consequential amendment

21 Revocation

22 Consequential amendment

Signature

Explanatory note

PART 1Introduction

Interpretation2.

In these Regulations—

(a)

“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);

(b)

“enforcement officer” has the meaning given by regulation 15;

(c)

“event direction” has the meaning given by regulation 6;

(d)

“local authority” means the council of a county or county borough in Wales;

(e)

“premises” includes any building or structure and any land;

(f)

“premises direction” has the meaning given by regulation 5;

(g)

“public place” has the meaning given by regulation 7(2);

(h)

“public place direction” has the meaning given by regulation 7.