(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 by making a number of amendments. These include the removing the definition of active period, changing the required timeframe for a negative Rapid Antigen Test from 48 hours to the day of, or day before, the relevant time, removing the requirement to provide photographic ID if the evidence provided includes a photo and rewording Regulation 16E to ensure greater clarity. Further minor changes have been made the wording on who is responsible for a relevant premises or event, the system a responsible person must have in place, and the enforcement of this. Some further minor changes have been made to other wording. None of the changes in this Amendment offer any substantive policy changes and are technical changes.
No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.