The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

This Statutory Instrument corrects an error in S.I. 2021/851 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 864

Public Health, England

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

Made

17th July 2021

Coming into force

18th July 2021

Laid before Parliament

19th July 2021

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1) and (3)(c), 45D, 45F(2), 45P and 45T(6) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(1), makes the following Regulations.

These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England.

The Secretary of State considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020(2) as amended by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021(3) as amended by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public response to that threat.

In accordance with section 45R of that Act, the Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make this instrument without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into force at 11:55 p.m. on 18th July 2021.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply—

(a) in England;

(b) in the English territorial sea, but not in relation to excluded vessels.

(4) In this regulation—

“the English territorial sea” means the part of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom which is adjacent to England;

“excluded vessel” means a vessel which—

(a)

departed from a place other than a place in England, and

(b)

is to dock in a place other than a place in England.

Amendment to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

2.  In regulation 1(2) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021(4), for “2(2)(a)(i)” substitute “2(2)(a)”.

Jo Churchill

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Health and Social Care

17th July 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations correct an error in the commencement provisions of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. The effect is to ensure that the amendment made by regulation 2(2)(a) of those Regulations (which provides that the exemption from the duty to self-isolate for the purpose of posting Coronavirus tests is extended to include tests for antibodies) comes into force on 19th July 2021.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

(1)

1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).

(2)

S.I. 2020/1045, amended by S.I. 2020/1375, 1518, 2021/97, 364, 582 and 851.

(3)

S.I. 2021/851.

(4)

S.I. 2021/851.