EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 by permitting the opening of theatres and concert halls subject to certain restrictions and by increasing the number permitted at a gathering indoors at a private dwelling to six persons from 3 households, or 15 from two households if one household consists of ten or more.

No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.