Statutory Instruments
Public Health, England
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
at 3.06 p.m. on 17th December 2020
Laid before Parliament
at 4.15 p.m. on 17th December 2020
Coming into force
19th December 2020
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (4)(b), (4)(d), 45F(2) and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(1).
These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England.
The Secretary of State considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020(2) as amended by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.
In accordance with section 45R of that Act, the Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make this instrument without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 19th December 2020.
2.—(1) Schedule 4 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 is amended as follows.
(2) In Part 1 (Tier 2 area)—
(a)omit the following—
(i)“Bedford Borough Council”;
(ii)“Bracknell Forest Council”;
(iii)“Buckinghamshire Council”;
(iv)“Central Bedfordshire Council”;
(v)“Dacorum Borough Council”;
(vi)“East Hertfordshire District Council”;
(vii)“East Sussex County Council”;
(viii)“Hampshire County Council”;
(ix)“Herefordshire Council”;
(x)“Luton Borough Council”;
(xi)“Milton Keynes Borough Council”;
(xii)“North Hertfordshire District Council”;
(xiii)“Peterborough City Council”;
(xiv)“Portsmouth City Council”;
(xv)“Reading Borough Council”;
(xvi)“Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead”;
(xvii)“Stevenage Borough Council”;
(xviii)“St Albans City and District Council”;
(xix)“Surrey County Council”;
(xx)“Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council”;
(xxi)“West Berkshire Council”;
(xxii)“Wokingham Borough Council”;
(b)after “South East:”, insert—
“Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council”;
(c)after “Brighton and Hove City Council”, insert—
“Eastbourne Borough Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
East Hampshire District Council
Fareham Borough Council
Hart District Council
Lewes District Council
New Forest District Council”;
(d)after “Oxfordshire County Council”, insert—
“Rushmoor Borough Council”;
(e)after “Southampton City Council”, insert—
“Test Valley Borough Council
Waverley Borough Council
Wealden District Council”;
(f)after “West Sussex County Council”, insert—
“Winchester City Council”;
(g)after “Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council”, insert—
“Bristol City Council”;
(h)after “Gloucestershire County Council”, insert—
“North Somerset Council”.
(3) In Part 2 (Tier 3 area)—
(a)omit the following—
(i)“Bristol City Council”;
(ii)“Broxbourne Borough Council”;
(iii)“Hertsmere Borough Council”;
(iv)“North Somerset Council”;
(v)“Three Rivers District Council”;
(vi)“Watford Borough Council”;
(b)after “Basildon Borough Council”, insert—
“Bedford Borough Council”;
(c)after “Castle Point Borough Council”, insert—
“Central Bedfordshire Council”;
(d)after “Harlow District Council”, insert—
“Hertfordshire County Council
Luton Borough Council”;
(e)after “Maldon District Council”, insert—
“Milton Keynes Council
Peterborough City Council”;
(f)after “South East:”, insert—
“Bracknell Forest Council
Buckinghamshire Council
Elmbridge Borough Council
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Gosport Borough Council
Guildford Borough Council
Hastings Borough Council
Havant Borough Council”;
(g)after “Medway Council”, insert—
“Mole Valley District Council
Portsmouth City Council
Reading Borough Council
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Rother District Council
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Runnymede Borough Council”;
(h)after “Slough Borough Council”, insert—
“Spelthorne Borough Council
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Tandridge District Council
West Berkshire Council
Woking Borough Council
Wokingham Borough Council”.
Helen Whately
Minister of State
Department of Health and Social Care
At 3.06 p.m. on 17th December 2020
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make changes to the areas which are subject to the restrictions for Tier 2 and Tier 3, as defined in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020.
No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.
1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).
S.I. 2020/1374, as amended by S.I. 2020/1533.