The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020

Amendments of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020

3.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1, in paragraph (3)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (fa) (as inserted by Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020), insert—

“(fb) the “Tier 3 Regulations” means Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020;”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (h) after “Tier 2 Regulations” insert “or of the Tier 3 area for the purposes of the Tier 3 Regulations”.

(3) In regulation 1A—

(a) in paragraph (1), in the opening words, after “Tier 2 Regulations” insert “or of the Tier 3 area for the purposes of the Tier 3 Regulations”;

(b) after paragraph (1A), insert—

“(1B) A person who operates or occupies relevant premises in the Tier 3 area for the purpose of the Tier 3 Regulations must, during the emergency period, take all reasonable measures to ensure that—

(a) no bookings are accepted for—

(i) a group of more than six persons, where the group is to be located in a place which satisfies the conditions in paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 1 to the Tier 3 Regulations (“a relevant place”), unless one of the exceptions in paragraph 4 of that Schedule applies; or

(ii) a group of two or more persons to be located in a place which is not a relevant place, unless one of the exceptions in paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Tier 3 Regulations applies;

(b) no persons are admitted to the premises—

(i) a group of more than six persons, where the group is to be located in a relevant place, unless one of the exceptions in paragraph 4 of that Schedule applies; or

(ii) a group of two or more persons to be located in a place which is not a relevant place, unless one of the exceptions in paragraphs 4 of Schedule 1 to the Tier 3 Regulations applies;

(c) no person joins another group or otherwise acts in a way which would contravene the Tier 3 Regulations.”

(4) In regulation 4, in paragraph (8A)(2), after sub-paragraph (e) (as inserted by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020) insert—

“(f) the Tier 3 Regulations, where the fixed penalty notice relates to a business restriction offence as defined by regulation 6(12) of those Regulations.”.

(1)

S.I. 2020/1008.

(2)

Paragraph (8A) was inserted by S.I. 2020/1046.