Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (Wales) Regulations 2020
Requirement to close premises during the emergency2.
(1)
A person who is responsible for carrying on a business which is listed in Part 1 of the Schedule must—
(a)
during the relevant period—
(i)
close any premises, or part of the premises, in which food or drink are sold for consumption on those premises, and
(ii)
cease selling food or drink for consumption on its premises; or
(b)
if the business sells food or drink for consumption off the premises, cease selling food or drink for consumption on its premises during the relevant period.
(2)
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), food or drink sold by a hotel or other accommodation as part of room service is not to be treated as being sold for consumption on its premises.
(3)
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a)(ii) and (b), an area adjacent to the premises of the business where seating is made available for customers of the business (whether or not by the business) to be treated as part of the premises of that business.
(4)
A person responsible for carrying on a business which is listed in Part 2 of the Schedule must cease to carry on that business during the relevant period.
(5)
If a business listed in the Schedule (“business A”) forms part of a larger business (“business B”), the person responsible for carrying on business B complies with the requirement in paragraph (1) if it closes down business A.
(6)
The Welsh Ministers must review the need for restrictions imposed by this regulation every 28 days, with the first review being carried out before the expiry of the period of 28 days starting with the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.
(7)
As soon as the Welsh Ministers consider that the restrictions set out in this regulation are no longer necessary to prevent, protect against, control or provide a public health response to the incidence or spread of infection in Wales with the coronavirus, the Welsh Ministers must publish a direction terminating the relevant period.
(8)
A direction published under paragraph (7) may terminate the relevant period in relation to some of the businesses listed the Schedule, or all businesses listed in the Schedule.
(9)
For the purposes of this regulation—
(a)
“coronavirus” (“coronaveirws”) means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);
(b)
a “person responsible for carrying on a business” includes the owner, proprietor, and manager of that business;
(c)
the “relevant period” starts when these Regulations come into force and ends on the day specified in a direction published by the Welsh Ministers under paragraph (7).