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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introductory

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and application

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 Relevant place: requirement to wear a face covering

    1. 3.Requirement to wear a face covering whilst entering or remaining within a relevant place

    2. 4.Reasonable excuse

  4. PART 3 Enforcement

    1. 5.Enforcement of requirement to wear a face covering whilst entering or remaining within a relevant place

    2. 6.Offence and penalties

    3. 7.Fixed penalty notices

    4. 8.Prosecutions

    5. 9.Review

    6. 10.Expiry

  5. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      1. PART 1 Relevant places where face coverings must be worn

        1. 1.(1) A shop, but does not include—

        2. 2.Enclosed shopping centres, excluding any area in that building which...

        3. 3.Banks, building societies, credit unions, short-term loan providers, savings clubs...

        4. 4.Post Offices.

      2. PART 2 Exemptions from definition of shop - regulation 2(2)

        1. 5.Public libraries and public reading rooms.

        2. 6.Premises providing professional, legal or financial services.

        3. 7.Premises (other than registered pharmacies) providing wholly or mainly medical...

        4. 8.Veterinary services.

        5. 9.Cinemas.

        6. 10.Theatres.

        7. 11.Museums, galleries (other than for the sale or hire of...

        8. 12.Nightclubs.

        9. 13.Dance halls.

        10. 14.Bingo halls.

        11. 15.Concert halls, exhibition halls or other public hall.

        12. 16.Conference and exhibition centres.

        13. 17.Indoor fitness studios, gyms, dance studios, leisure centres, indoor swimming...

        14. 18.Indoor sports arenas or stadia.

        15. 19.Casinos.

        16. 20.Hotels and hostels.

        17. 21.Spas.

        18. 22.Nail, beauty, hair salons and barbers.

        19. 23.Tattoo and piercing parlours.

        20. 24.Massage parlours.

        21. 25.Storage and distribution centres.

        22. 26.Funeral directors.

        23. 27.Photography studios.

        24. 28.Auction houses.

  6. Explanatory Note

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