The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions and Functions of Local Authorities) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Functions of Local Authorities etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020 E+W

3.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Functions of Local Authorities etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(1), for “8 January” substitute “ 19 February ”.

(3) In regulation 6—

(a) for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) In considering whether the public health conditions are met, a local authority must, in particular, have regard to—

(a) whether people are gathering, or are likely to gather, at the event in contravention of regulation 6 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 4) (Wales) Regulations 2020;

(b) where the event is held wholly or mainly indoors, whether more than 15 people are, or are likely to be, in attendance;

(c) where the event is held wholly or mainly outdoors, whether more than 30 people are, or are likely to be, in attendance.”;

(b) after paragraph (7), insert—

“(8) For the purposes of paragraph (2), an event is to be treated as being held indoors if it is held in premises which are enclosed or substantially enclosed within the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Smoke-free Premises etc. (Wales) Regulations 2007 M2 .”

(4) In regulation 17, at the end insert—

“(4) An enforcement officer may enter premises used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling only if the enforcement officer is a constable.”

(5) In regulation 19(10), after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2020 M3 ;”

(6) In regulation 20, after “Prosecutions” insert “ , a local authority ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in force at 4.12.2020 at 6.00 p.m., see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2020/1011 (W. 225) as amended by S.I. 2020/1100 (W. 250), S.I. 2020/1149 (W. 261) and S.I. 2020/1219 (W. 276).

M2 S.I. 2007/787 (W. 68).

M3 S.I. 2020/1149 (W. 261).