The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020

Restrictions on opening hours of businesses and services

4.—(1) A person responsible for carrying on a restricted business or providing a restricted service in the protected area may not carry on that business or provide that service in the protected area during the emergency period between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a business or service is a restricted business or service if—

(a) it consists of offering goods for sale or for hire in a shop, except for those businesses and services listed in Part 3 of the Schedule, or

(b) it is listed in Part 4 of the Schedule.

(3) A person who is responsible for a community centre in the protected area must ensure that, during the emergency period, the community centre is closed between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00 except where it is used between those hours—

(a) to provide essential voluntary or charitable services or urgent public support services (including the provision of food banks or other support for the homeless or vulnerable people, blood donation sessions or support in an emergency), or

(b) for the purposes of childcare provided by a person registered under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006.

(4) If a restricted business or service (“business A”) forms part of a larger business (“business B”), the person responsible for carrying on business B complies with the requirement in paragraph (1) if it does not carry on business A between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00.

(5) For the purposes of this regulation, premises are in the protected area if any part of the premises is in the protected area.