The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Wales) Regulations 2020

Regulations made by the Welsh Ministers, laid before the National Assembly for Wales under section 45R of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22), for approval by resolution of the National Assembly for Wales within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the instrument is made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution or recess for more than four days.

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 308 (W. 68)

Public Health, Wales

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Wales) Regulations 2020

Made

at 3:15 p.m. on 17 March 2020

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

at 5:30 p.m. on 17 March 2020

Coming into force

18 March 2020

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45B, 45C, 45F and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(1).

In accordance with section 45R of that Act the Welsh Ministers are 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, the National Assembly for Wales.

(1)

1984 c. 22 (“the 1984 Act”). Sections 45B, 45C, 45F and 45P were inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) (“the 2008 Act”). The functions under these sections are conferred on “the appropriate Minister”. Under section 45T(6) of the 1984 Act the appropriate Minister, as respects Wales, is the Welsh Ministers.