The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020

Restrictions on service of food and drink for consumption on the premises

10.—(1) A person responsible for carrying on a restricted business, or providing a restricted service, in the Tier 1 area that falls within paragraph 11(2) and which serves alcohol for consumption on the premises may sell food or drink for consumption on the premises only if—

(a) the food or drink is ordered by, and served to, a customer who is seated on the premises, and

(b) the person takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the customer remains seated whilst consuming the food or drink on the premises.

(2) A person responsible for carrying on a restricted business, or providing a restricted service, in the Tier 1 area that falls within paragraph 11(2) and which does not serve alcohol for consumption on the premises may sell food or drink for consumption on the premises only if the person takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the customer remains seated whilst consuming the food or drink on the premises.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), an area adjacent to the premises of the restricted business or restricted service, where seating is made available for its customers (whether or not by the business or the provider of the service), or which its customers habitually use for consumption of food or drink served by the business or service, is to be treated as part of the premises of that business or service.

(4) If a business or service falling within paragraph 11(2) (“business A”) forms part of a larger business (“business B”)—

(a) sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to the service of food or drink if the condition in sub-paragraph (5) is met;

(b) the person responsible for carrying on business B complies with the requirement in sub-paragraph (1) or (2) if that person complies with the requirement in relation to business A.

(5) The condition in this sub-paragraph is met (subject to sub-paragraph (6)) if—

(a) business B is a cinema, theatre, concert hall or sportsground,

(b) the food or drink is ordered by a customer who has a ticket for an exhibition of a film, a performance or an event of training or competition at the venue, and

(c) the food or drink is served to the customer to consume in the area where the audience is seated at the venue to watch the exhibition, performance or event.

(6) The condition in sub-paragraph (5) is not met where a customer has a seat in a catered corporate box.