Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 6(1) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2022 No.
Public Health
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Directions by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022
Made 2022
Coming into force 24th March 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(1) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2020 c. 7. Section 89(1) of the Act provides that the Act expires at the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which it is passed, subject to subsection (2) and section 90. That period is prospectively amended by S.S.I. 2022/40.
These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of coronavirus in Scotland.
The Scottish Ministers consider that the restrictions and requirements imposed by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.
In accordance with paragraph 6(1) of schedule 19 of the Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Directions by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 and come into force on 24 March 2022.

2 Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Directions by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2020
In regulation 15(1) (expiry and review) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Directions by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2020, for “25 March” substitute “24 September”.
S.S.I. 2020/262, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2021/49, S.S.I. 2021/117 and S.S.I. 2021/329.
Name A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh Date

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Directions by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the Directions Regulations”). These Regulations come into force on 24 March 2022.
Regulation 2 amends regulation 15(1) (expiry and review) of the Directions Regulations by extending the date on which they expire from 25 March 2022 to 24 September 2022.