The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No.5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
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 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.
Citation and commencement1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.
(2)
Paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 8 of Regulation 2 shall come into operation on the day after they are made.
(3)
Paragraphs 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 of Regulation 2 shall come into operation on the 8th March 2021.
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20202.
(1)
(2)
In Regulation 3, for “February” substitute “March”.
(3)
In paragraph 1 of Regulation 4B, for “A person” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2) a person”.
(4)
In paragraph 1(a)(ii) of Regulation 4B, for “no other person attends the premises to collect goods or avail of a service” substitute “no person other than the customer’s carer accompanies the customer”.
(5)
“(2)
(a)
This paragraph applies to a retail business which is a shop which sells baby equipment, clothing, footwear or electrical goods.
(b)
A person responsible for carrying on a retail business to which this paragraph applies may supply goods specified in sub-paragraph (a), which have been—
(i)
requested by on-line communication, by telephone, by text message or by post; and
(ii)
paid for in advance;
to a customer who attend the shop to collect the goods.”.
(6)
In paragraph (3) of Regulation 5, for “Subject to paragraph” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (3A) and”.
(7)
“(3A)
Paragraph (3) shall not apply to an outdoor gathering which consists of no more than 10 persons from no more than 2 households for the purpose of socialising which is not a sporting event.”.
(8)
In paragraph 1 of Regulation 15, for “5” substitute “31”.
(9)
In paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1, after “Tribunals” insert “, public inquiries held by a Department”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health at 4.30 pm on 1 March 2021
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 by permitting click and collect to operate for non-essential retail businesses if payments are completed at time of order, either online, phone, text or post, with no cash transactions permitted. The Regulations also enable Government Departments to use Nightingale Courts, increases number of persons limit on outdoor gatherings from 6 to 10, from no more than 2 households, for the purpose of socialising which is not otherwise a sporting event and permits a customer’s carer to accompany them to pick up a Motability vehicle.
No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.