2022 No. 29
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2022
Approved by the Scottish Parliament
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(1) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 20201 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
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 requirements imposed by the Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.
In accordance with paragraph 6(2) and (3) of schedule 19 of the Act, the Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2022 and come into force at 5.00 a.m. on 28 January 2022.
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 20212
1
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 20212 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
2
In regulation 5(1) (requirement to wear face covering in certain indoor places), for each occurrence of “two metres”, substitute “one metre”
.
3
In regulation 6(1)(b)(ii)(bb) (places where face coverings must be worn in accordance with regulation 5), for “two metres”, substitute “one metre”
.
4
In regulation 7(1)(h)(ii) (requirement to wear face coverings on public transport), for “two metres”, substitute “one metre”
.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)