The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 898

Public Health, England

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

Made

at 1.00 p.m. on 25th August 2020

Laid before Parliament

at 3.00 p.m. on 25th August 2020

Coming into force

26th August 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (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 requirements and restrictions imposed by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) 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.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 26th August 2020.

Amendment of the Blackburn and Bradford Regulations

2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(4), for “protected area” substitute—

““protected area” means the area falling within—

(a)

in the area of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, the following wards—

(i)

Audley and Queen’s Park,

(ii)

Bastwell and Daisyfield,

(iii)

Billinge and Beardwood,

(iv)

Blackburn Central,

(v)

Little Harwood and Whitebirk,

(vi)

Roe Lee,

(vii)

Shear Brow and Corporation Park, and

(viii)

Wensley Fold, or

(b)

the area of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council;”.

James Bethell

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Health and Social Care

At 1.00 p.m. on 25th August 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/822) to change the area within Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council which forms part of “the protected area” for the purposes of those Regulations.

No impact assessment has been prepared for this instrument.

(1)

1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).

(2)

S.I. 2020/822, as amended by S.I. 2020/824, 2020/828 and 2020/865.