2021 No. 94
Financial Assistance

The Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Finance1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2) and 3 of the Financial Assistance Act (Northern Ireland) 20092, makes the following Regulations.

The Department of Finance has been designated as a relevant Department under section 1(3)(a) of that Act.

The Regulations are made with the approval of the Executive Office.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as The Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No.2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and come into operation on 9th April 2021.

Amendments to the Coronavirus Financial Assistance No. 2 Scheme 20202.

In the Schedule to the Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20203—

(a)

In paragraph 1(2)—

(i)

for the definition of “the Coronavirus Regulations” substitute—
““the Coronavirus Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20214;”;

(ii)

for the definition of “relevant business” substitute—

““relevant business” subject to paragraph 2(3)(b), means a business or service which was restricted or subject to closure as a result of regulations 4, 5, 8 or 16 of, or paragraphs 1(4) to (10) and paragraph 1(12) of Schedule 1 to, the Coronavirus Regulations;”;

(b)

in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 remove the words “within a designated district” where they appear;

(c)

in paragraph 7 remove sub-paragraph (e).

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 7th April 2021.

(L.S.)
Alan Brontë
A senior officer of the Department of Finance

Approved by the Executive Office

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Executive Office on 7th April 2021.

(L.S.)
Neill Jackson
A senior officer of the Executive Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.

Regulation 1 provides for citation and commencement.

Regulation 2 provides minor amendments to the Coronavirus Financial Assistance scheme provided for by the Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.

The amendments in regulation 2 serve to track the changes made to Covid-19 restrictions by the Department of Health, in particular as a result of the implementation of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.