The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 19) Regulations 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the Local Levels Regulations”).

Regulations 4 and 9(6) to (8) amend the Local Levels Regulations to revoke the requirement to stay at home in a Level 4 area, provide that a person who lives in a Level 4 area must not leave or remain away from that area, and make a number of consequential amendments.

Regulations 5(3), 6(3), 7(3), 8(3) and 9(4) amend the Local Levels Regulations to provide that the requirement to obtain and record visitor information in a relevant hospitality premises does not apply to a visitor to the premises who is there solely for the purpose of voting in an election.

Regulation 9(2)(a) and (c) and (3) amend the restrictions on retail premises in paragraphs 1 and 2 of schedule 5 of the Local Levels Regulations. These amendments provide that hairdressing and barber services may be provided where those services are provided exclusively by appointment and enable a number of other premises to open in a Level 4 area, including motor vehicle traders in certain circumstances, garden centres and homeware shops.

Regulation 9(5) amends the restriction on public gatherings outdoors in a Level 4 area to provide an exception for a gathering which is for the purpose of organised exercise for persons under 18 years of age.

Regulation 10 amends the list of places where face coverings must be worn in schedule 7 of the Local Levels Regulations to include any indoor public place, or part of such a place, being used as a polling station, for the opening of postal votes or the counting of votes in an election.