2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020(1) 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”.