2020 No. 290
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 18) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Made
Laid before the Assembly
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Department of Health F1, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25C(1), (3)(c), (4)(d) and 25F(2) of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 F2.
These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Northern Ireland.
The Department of Health considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.
In accordance with section 25Q of that Act the Department of Health is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
1967 c. 36 (N.I.). Part 1A was inserted by section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 18) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.
2
These Regulations come into operation at the time and date they are made.
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20202
1
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 F3 is amended in accordance with this regulation.
2
In paragraph 9A(4) for “4 persons” substitute “
eight persons
”
.
3
In paragraph 1(1)(f) of schedule 2, after “sports and massage therapy” insert “
(but not sports massage therapy)
”
.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health at 7.30pm on 27th November 2020
Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)