The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021

PART 6 Final provisions

Review

20.—(1) The Secretary of State must review the need for the restrictions imposed by these Regulations by 12th April 2021 and thereafter at least once every 35 days from that date.

(2) In carrying out a review under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State must in particular consider whether each of the restrictions continues to be necessary for the purposes of preventing, protecting against, controlling or providing a public health response to the incidence or spread of infection in England with coronavirus.

Expiry

21.—(1) These Regulations expire at the end of 30th June 2021.

(2) This regulation does not affect the validity of anything done pursuant to these Regulations before they expire.

Revocation

22.  The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 are revoked, other than—

(a) regulation 13 and Schedule 6,

(b) regulation 17 and Schedule 5.

Consequential and other amendments and transitional and saving provisions

23.—(1) Schedule 7 contains consequential amendments.

(2) Schedule 8 contains other amendments to subordinate legislation relating to coronavirus and related transitional provisions and savings.

(3) A designation made, or treated as made in exercise of the powers conferred by regulations 9(9)(b), 11(3)(b), 11(9)(a) or 13, as appropriate of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 is to be treated as if it had been made in exercise of the powers conferred by regulations 10(13)(b), 12(3)(b), 12(9)(a) or 18, as appropriate, of these Regulations.

(4) Despite the revocation of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, those Regulations continue in force as they had effect immediately before 29th March 2021 in relation to any offence committed under those Regulations before that date.