The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) removes the definition of “live event” from regulation 2 of the principal Regulations. This is due to the changes in regulation 2(5), described below, which mean that the definition is no longer needed.

Regulation 2(3) removes regulations 4A, 4B and 4C from the principal Regulations. This means that the following requirements are removed:

• The requirements to take measures to ensure the required distance is maintained,

• The requirement for seated food and drink consumption, and

• The requirement to close nightclubs etc. to members of the public.

Regulation 2(3) also removes regulation 4D from the principal Regulations which was a supplemental provision relating to licensing and which was previously included due to regulation 4C.

Regulation 2(4) amends regulation 7E(1) of the principal Regulations so that in the definition of “late night premises”, paragraph (b) now reads “there is a dancefloor or space where dancing by customers takes place”.

Regulation 2(5) removes regulation 7F, which placed capacity limits on indoor live events.

Regulation 2(6) makes changes to regulation 15(9) of the principal Regulations, to remove the references to regulations 4A, 4B, and 4C, as these regulations have now been removed.