2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1)—
(a)omit the definition of “Christmas period”;
(b)omit the definition of “linked Christmas household”.
(3) In regulation 3(11), omit paragraph (a).
(4) Omit regulation 4.
(5) In Schedule 1—
(a)in paragraph 3—
(i)in sub-paragraph (14)(a)(i), for “or the Civil Partnership Act 2004”, substitute “, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 or the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013(1)”;
(ii)omit sub-paragraphs (30) to (35) and the preceding heading;
(b)in paragraph 4(2)—
(i)at the end of paragraph (c), insert “or”;
(ii)at the end of paragraph (d), omit “or”;
(iii)omit paragraph (e);
(c)in paragraph 11(2)(c)(i), for the words from “educational accommodation” to the end, substitute “provider of post-16 education or training (as defined in paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) or educational accommodation for students attending higher education courses,”.
(6) In Schedule 2—
(a)in paragraph 4—
(i)in sub-paragraph (14)(a)(i), for “or the Civil Partnership Act 2004”, substitute “, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 or the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013”;
(ii)omit sub-paragraphs (27) to (30) and the preceding heading;
(b)in paragraph 7(2)—
(i)in paragraph (a)—
(aa)at the end of sub-paragraph (ii), insert “or”;
(bb)at the end of sub-paragraph (iii), omit “or”;
(cc)omit sub-paragraph (iv);
(ii)in paragraph (b)—
(aa)at the end of sub-paragraph (ii), insert “or”;
(bb)at the end of sub-paragraph (iii), omit “or”;
(cc)omit sub-paragraph (iv);
(c)in paragraph 15(2)(c)(i), for the words from “educational accommodation” to the end, substitute “provider of post-16 education or training (as defined in paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) or educational accommodation for students attending higher education courses,”.
(7) In Schedule 3—
(a)in paragraph 4—
(i)in sub-paragraph (13)(a)(i), for “or the Civil Partnership Act 2004”, substitute “, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 or the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013”;
(ii)omit sub-paragraphs (25) to (28) and the preceding heading;
(b)in paragraph 7(2)—
(i)in paragraph (a)—
(aa)at the end of sub-paragraph (ii), insert “or”;
(bb)at the end of sub-paragraph (iii), omit “or”;
(cc)omit sub-paragraph (iv);
(ii)in paragraph (b)(ii), for “(i) to (iv)” substitute “(i) to (iii)”;
(c)in paragraph 10(1)(c), after “for training”, insert “or competition”;
(d)in paragraph 12, omit sub-paragraph (5);
(e)in paragraph 13(6)(b)(i), for the words from “educational accommodation” to the end, substitute “provider of post-16 education or training (as defined in paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) or educational accommodation for students attending higher education courses,”.
(8) In Schedule 3A—
(a)in paragraph 2(2)—
(i)at the end of paragraph (h), omit “or”;
(ii)after paragraph (h), insert—
“(ha)to attend a library to collect any item ordered in a way permitted by paragraph 16(1)(a); or”;
(b)in paragraph 6, in sub-paragraph (12)(a)(i), for “or the Civil Partnership Act 2004”, substitute “, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 or the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013”;
(c)in paragraph 12(1)(c), after “for training”, insert “or competition”;
(d)in paragraph 15(6)(b)(i), for the words from “educational accommodation” to the end, substitute “provider of post-16 education or training (as defined in paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) or educational accommodation for students attending higher education courses,”;
(e)in paragraph 16(1)(a)(ii), for “purchaser”, both times it appears, substitute “person”.