The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment of regulation 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020

2.  In regulation 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020—

(a) in paragraph (6), for “paragraph (7)” substitute “paragraphs (7) and (7A)”;

(b) after paragraph (7), insert—

“(7A) But if the person to whom the fixed penalty notice is given has already received a relevant fixed penalty notice, paragraph (7) does not apply and the amount specified as the fixed penalty is to be—

(a) in the case of the second fixed penalty notice received, £200;

(b) in the case of the third fixed penalty notice received, £400;

(c) in the case of the fourth fixed penalty notice received, £800;

(d) in the case of the fifth fixed penalty notice received, £1,600;

(e) in the case of the sixth and subsequent fixed penalty notice received, £3,200.

(7B) For the purposes of this regulation “relevant fixed penalty notice” means a fixed penalty notice issued under—

(a) these Regulations, or

(b) the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020 (“the Relevant Place Regulations”).

(7C) In determining how many fixed penalty notices a person has received—

(a) any fixed penalty notices received by them under the Relevant Place Regulations are also to be taken into account;

(b) if they received more than one fixed penalty notice before 28th August 2020, only one of those notices may be taken into account.”.