The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020

2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(4), in the definition of “constable”, after ““constable””, insert “, except in regulation 12,”.

(3) In regulation 12—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “officer”, insert “, a police community support officer (“PCSO”)”;

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) after “constable”, in the first place it occurs, insert “or PCSO”;

(ii) for the words from “, the constable may”, to the end, substitute—

“—

(a) the constable or the PCSO may—

(i) direct the event to stop, and

(ii) direct a person to leave the event, and

(b) the constable may remove a person from the event.”;

(c) in paragraph (4)—

(i) after “constable”, in the first place it occurs, insert “or PCSO”;

(ii) for the words from “, the constable may”, to the end, substitute—

“—

(a) the constable or the PCSO may direct that person to leave the place, and

(b) the constable may remove that person from the place.”;

(d) in paragraph (5), for “(3)(c)” substitute “(3)(b)”;

(e) in paragraphs (6), (7) and (8), after “constable”, each time it occurs, insert “or PCSO”.

(4) In regulation 19(1), for “17 January 2021”, substitute “17th July 2021”.

(1)

S.I. 2020/750, amended by S.I. 2020/800, 822, 824, 828, 865, 907, 974, 988, 1010, 1019, 1103, 1200, 1374, 1375 and 1646.