Amendment to Level 4: restrictions8.

In schedule 5 (level 4 restrictions)—

(a)

in paragraph 1(2), after head (u), insert—

“(v)

child contact centres”,

(b)

in paragraph 1(3) (requirement to close certain premises in a level 4 area to members of the public), after head (f) insert—

“(g)

any suitable premises to host vaccination services, where requested to do so by the Scottish Ministers, a local authority or a health board,

(h)

premises of a listed business in sub-paragraph (2)(v),—

(i)

where—

(aa)

the child contact centre is provided by a local authority, and

(bb)

the contact is facilitated by a local authority,

(ii)

for the purposes of—

(aa)

a handover of a child to a person with whom the child is not, or will not be, living, or

(bb)

for the return of a child from a handover to a person with whom the child is or will be living.”,

(c)

in paragraph 1(7), after “electrolysis)”, insert—

““child contact centres” means any place that is used for the facilitation of contact between a child and a person with whom the child is not, or will not be, living (including the handover of the child to that person)”,

(d)

in paragraph 1A (requirement to close places of worship in a level 4 area to members of the public)11—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (2)(e) omit “vaccination centres”,

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

A place of worship may be used if it is a suitable premises to host vaccination services, where requested to do so by the Scottish Ministers, a local authority or a health board.”,

(e)

in paragraph 2 (requirement to close retail and library premises in a Level 4 area to members of the public), after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(4)

Sub-paragraph (1) does not prevent the use of suitable premises to host vaccination services, where requested to do so by the Scottish Ministers, a local authority or a health board.”,

(f)

in paragraph 3(2)(d) (requirement to cease providing holiday accommodation in a Level 4 area), for “or a local authority” substitute “, a local authority or a health board.”,

(g)

in paragraph 6 (closure of food and drink businesses in a Level 4 area), after sub-paragraph (6) insert—

“(7)

Sub-paragraph (1) does not prevent the use of suitable premises to host vaccination services, where requested to do so by the Scottish Ministers, a local authority or a health board.”,

(h)

in paragraph 17(1)12 (requirement to stay at home in Level 4 areas), after “leave” insert “or remain outside of”,

(i)

in paragraph 18(1)13 (examples of reasonable excuse), after “leaving” insert “or remaining outside of”.