Legislation – The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Alteration of Expiry Date) (Wales) Regulations 2022

Section 89(1) of the Coronavirus Act 2020 provides that the Act expires at the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which it is passed, subject to subsection (2) of that section and section 90 of the Act.

Section 90(2) of the Act provides that a relevant national authority may, by regulations, provide that any provision of the Act does not expire at the time when it would otherwise expire and expires instead at such later time as is specified in the regulations. The Welsh Ministers are a relevant national authority for Wales in relation to provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020 that apply in relation to Wales and which would fall within the legislative competence of Senedd Cymru.

These Regulations extend the expiry date of certain provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020 to the end of the day on 24 September 2022. They would otherwise expire at the end of the day on 24 March 2022, as provided for by section 89 of that Act.

No impact assessment has been prepared for this instrument.