The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Functions of Local Authorities etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020 No. 1011 (W. 225)

PART 2 E+W Local authority directions in relation to premises, events and public places

CHAPTER 1 E+W Giving and [F1 withdrawing] directions

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Pt. 2 Ch. 1 heading substituted (12.10.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Functions of Local Authorities etc.) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1100), regs. 1, 2(6)(a)(7)

Event directions E+W

6.—(1) A local authority may give an event direction in respect of any event held, or proposed to be held, in its area.

[F2 (2) In considering whether the public health conditions are met, a local authority must, in particular, have regard to whether people are gathering, or are likely to gather, at the event in contravention of whichever of the following provisions of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020 applies to the area in which the event is held or is proposed to be held—

(a) paragraph 2 of Schedule 1;

(b) paragraph 2 of Schedule 2;

(c) [F3 paragraph 3] of Schedule 3;

(d) paragraph 2 of Schedule 4.]

(3) An event direction may—

(a) require the event to stop or not to be held;

(b) impose restrictions or requirements in relation to entering or leaving the event;

(c) impose restrictions or requirements in relation to the number of persons who may attend the event;

(d) impose any other restrictions or requirements in relation to the holding of the event (including, for example, requirements relating to the attendance of medical or emergency services at the event).

(4) Where a local authority gives an event direction it must take reasonable steps to give prior notice of the direction to—

(a) a person involved in the organisation of the event, and

(b) (if different) any person who owns or occupies the premises at which the event takes place or is proposed to take place.

(5) A person involved in organising an event to which an event direction relates must take the steps necessary to comply with the direction as soon as is reasonably practicable after the direction takes effect.

(6) No person may, without reasonable excuse, act in contravention of an event direction.

(7) For the purposes of this Part, a person is not involved in organising an event if the person's only involvement is, or would be, attending it.

F4 (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Reg. 6(2) substituted (20.1.2021) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/57), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(a)

F3 Words in reg. 6(2)(c) substituted (3.5.2021 immediately before the start of the day) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/542), regs. 1(2), 4

F4 Reg. 6(8) omitted (20.1.2021) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/57), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Reg. 6(2)(d) modified (temp.) (13.3.2021 immediately before the start of the day) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/307), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 6 in force at 18.9.2020 at 12.01 a.m., see reg. 1(3)