Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Public Health
Made
at 7.00 p.m. on 25th September 2020
Laid before the Assembly
at 9.00 a.m. on 28th September 2020
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Department of Health(1), makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25C(1), (3)(c), (4)(d) and 25F(2) of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967(2).
These Regulations are made in response t 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 Northern Ireland.
The Department of Health considers 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 section 25Q of that Act the Department of Health is 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 Assembly.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.
(2) These Regulations come into operation on the date and at the time they are made.
2. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020(3) are amended in accordance with regulation 3.
3.—(1) In regulation 4A(1), 4A(3), 4B(1), 4B(2), 4B(3), 4B(4), 4B(5), 4C(1) and 4C(2), omit “indoor” at each place where it occurs.
(2) After regulation 4A(4) insert “ (5) Regulations 4A, 4B and 4C shall not apply to a place of worship. ”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health at 7.00 p.m. on 25th September 2020
L.S.
Lourda Geoghegan
A senior officer of the
Department of Health
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make changes to the places where restrictions will apply. Outdoor venues where intoxicating liquor may be consumed are now subject to regulations 4A, 4B, and 4C, and places of worship are excluded.
No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.