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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 106

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020

Approved by the Scottish Parliament

Made

at 8.30 a.m. on 1st April 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

at 10.00 a.m. on 1st April 2020

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(1) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 2020(1) (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of coronavirus in Scotland.

The Scottish Ministers consider 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 paragraph 6(2) and (3) of schedule 19 of the Act, the Scottish Ministers are 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 Scottish Parliament.

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 and come into force immediately after they are made.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4(3) (further restrictions and closures during the emergency period), for “(1)”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “(2)”.

(3) In regulation 7(10) (enforcement of requirements), for “(7)” substitute “(8)”.

MICHAEL RUSSELL

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

At 8.30 a.m. on 1st April 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 to correct two typographical errors.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.