Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Wales) Regulations 2020

These Regulations apply where the Welsh Ministers declare, by notice published on www.gov.wales, that the incidence or transmission of Coronavirus constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health, and that the incidence or transmission of Coronavirus is at such a point that the measures outlined in these Regulations may reasonably be considered as an effective means of delaying or preventing the further, significant transmission of Coronavirus (“serious and imminent threat declaration”).

The Welsh Ministers may revoke a serious and imminent threat declaration by way of a subsequent notice published on www.gov.wales.

Before making a declaration under paragraph (1), or revoking a declaration under paragraph (2), the Welsh Ministers must have due regard to any advice from the Chief Medical Officer or one of the Deputy Chief Medical Officers of the Department of Health and Social Services of the Welsh Government.

The publication of a notice under paragraph (2) does not affect the validity of any steps taken pursuant to these Regulations before the notice is published.

A notice published under paragraph (1) or (2) must be followed, as soon as reasonably practicable, by publication of the notice in the London Gazette and in at least one newspaper circulating in Wales.