Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20202

1

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20203 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 4(6)(d) and (g)(ii) (Further restrictions and closures during the emergency period), for “ten persons” substitute “thirty people”.

3

In regulation 6 (restrictions on gatherings)—

a

for “two people” substitute “thirty people”;

b

omit paragraph (a); and

c

in paragraph (c), omit “or a marriage ceremony, in accordance with regulation 4(6)(d)”.

4

For regulation 6A (restrictions on outdoor gatherings), substitute—

6A

During the emergency period, a person may participate in an outdoor gathering consisting of up to thirty people.

5

In regulation 6B (restrictions on outdoor gatherings: ceremonies), for “ten people” substitute “thirty people”.

6

In regulation 7(9), for “Where a relevant person considers that three or more people are gathered together in contravention of regulation 6”, substitute “Where a relevant person considers that there is a gathering in contravention of regulation 6”.