Annex A - Territorial extent and application
- The entries in this table summarise the position for the sections in the Act. The entries do not necessarily represent the position for all sub-sections.
Provision Extends to E & W and applies to England? Extends to E & W and applies to Wales? Extends and applies to Scotland? Extends and applies to Northern Ireland? Section 1 (Meaning of "coronavirus" and related terminology) Y Y Y Y Section 2 (Emergency registration of nurses and other health and care professionals) Y Y Y Y Section 3 (Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners: Wales) N Y N N Section 4 (Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners: Scotland) N N Y N Section 5 (Emergency registration of and extension of prescribing powers for pharmaceutical chemists: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 6 (Emergency registration of social workers: England and Wales) Y Y N N Section 7 (Temporary registration of social workers: Scotland) N N Y N Section 8 (Emergency volunteering leave) In part In part In part In part Section 9 (Compensation for emergency volunteers) Y Y Y Y Section 10 (Temporary modification of mental health and mental capacity legislation) In part In part In part In part Section 11 (Indemnity for health service activity: England and Wales) Y Y N N Section 12 (Indemnity for health service activity: Scotland) N N Y N Section 13 (Indemnity for health and social care activity: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 14 (NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments: England) Y N N N Section 15 (Local authority care and support) Y Y N N Section 16 (Duty of local authority to assess needs: Scotland) N N Y N Section 17 (Section 16: further provision) N N Y N Section 18 (Registration of deaths and still-births etc) In part In part In part In part Section 19 (Confirmatory medical certificate not required for cremations: England and Wales) Y Y N N Section 20 (Review of cause of death certificates and cremations: Scotland) N N Y N Section 21 (Modifications of requirements regarding medical certificates for cremations: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 22 (Appointment of temporary Judicial Commissioners) Y Y Y Y Section 23 (Time limits in relation to urgent warrants etc under Investigatory Powers Act) Y Y Y Y Section 24 (Extension of time limits for retention of finger prints and DNA profiles) Y Y Y Y Section 25 (Power to require information relating to food supply chains) Y Y Y Y Section 26 (Authorities which may require information) Y Y Y Y Section 27 (Restrictions on use and disclosure of information) Y Y Y Y Section 28 (Enforcement of requirement to provide information) Y Y Y Y Section 29 (Meaning of "food supply chain" and related expressions) Y Y Y Y Section 30 (Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: England and Wales) Y Y N N Section 31 (Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 32 (Deaths in custody from natural illness: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 33 (Disapplication etc by Welsh Ministers of DBS provisions) N Y N N Section 34 (Temporary disapplication of disclosure offences: Scotland) N N Y N Section 35 (Power to reclassify certain disclosure requests: Scotland) N N Y N Section 36 (Vaccination and Immunisation: Scotland) N N Y N Section 37 (Temporary closure of educational institutions and childcare premises) In part In part In part In part Section 38 (Temporary continuity: education, training and childcare) In part In part in part In part Section 39 (Statutory sick pay: funding of employers’ liabilities) Y Y Y N Section 40 (Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation) Y Y Y N Section 41 (Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers) Y Y Y N Section 42 (Statutory sick pay: funding of employers’ liabilities: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 43 (Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 44 (Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 45 (NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: England and Wales) Y Y N N Section 46 (NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Scotland) N N Y N Section 47 (Health and social care pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 48 (Powers to act for the protection of public health: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 49 (Health Protection Regulations: Scotland) N N Y N Section 50 (Power to suspend port operations) Y Y Y Y Section 51 (Powers relating to potentially infectious persons) Y Y Y Y Section 52 (Powers to issue directions relating to events, gatherings and premises) Y Y Y Y Section 53 (Expansion of availability of live links in criminal proceedings) Y Y N N Section 54 (Expansion of availability of live links in other criminal hearings) Y Y In part In part Section 55 (Public participation in proceedings conducted by video or audio) Y Y In part In part Section 56 (Live links in magistrates’ court appeals against requirements or restrictions imposed on a potentially infectious person) Y Y N N Section 57 (Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 58 (Powers in relation to transportation, storage and disposal of dead bodies etc) Y Y Y Y Section 59 (Elections and referendums due to be held in England in period after 15 March 2020) Y N N N Section 60 (Postponement of elections due to be held on 7 May 2020) Y In part N N Section 61 (Power to postpone certain other elections and referendums) In part In part N In part Section 62 (Power to postpone a recall petition under the Recall of MPs Act 2015) Y Y Y Y Section 63 (Power to make further supplementary etc provision) In part In part In part In part Section 64 (Northern Ireland: timing of canvass and Assembly by-elections) N N N Y Section 65 (Elections due to be held in Wales in period after 15 March 2020) N Y N N Section 66 (Postponement of National Assembly for Wales elections for constituency vacancies) N Y N N Section 67 (Power to postpone local authority elections in Wales for casual vacancies) N Y N N Section 68 (Power to make supplementary etc provision) N Y N N Section 69 (Postponement of Scottish Parliament elections for constituency vacancies) N N Y N Section 70 (Postponement of local authority elections in Scotland for casual vacancies) N N Y N Section 71 (Signatures of Treasury Commissioners) Y Y Y Y Section 72 (Power under section 143 of Social Security Administration Act 1992) Y Y Y N Section 73 (Power under section 145 of Social Security Administration Act 1992) Y Y Y N Section 74 (Power under section 5 of National Insurance Contributions Act 2014) Y Y Y Y Section 75 (Disapplication of limit under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982) Y Y Y Y Section 76 (HMRC functions) Y Y Y Y Section 77 (Up-rating of Working Tax Credit etc) Y Y Y In part Section 78 (Local authority meetings) Y Y N Y Section 79 (Extension of BID arrangements: England) Y N N N Section 80 (Extension of BID arrangements: Northern Ireland) N N N Y Section 81 (Residential tenancies in England and Wales: protection from eviction) Y Y N N Section 82 (Business tenancies in England and Wales: protection from forfeiture etc) Y Y N N Section 83 (Business tenancies in Northern Ireland: protection from forfeiture etc) N N N Y Section 84 (Postponement of General Synod elections) Y N N N Part 2* Y Y Y Y * These entries summarise the position for Part 2 and do not necessarily represent the position for all sections in that Part.
