Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England and North East and North West of England etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 3rd October 2020.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020

2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (meaning of “the protected area” in Part 2)—

(a)after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)the area of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council;”;

(b)omit—

(i)sub-paragraph (i);

(ii)sub-paragraph (l);

(iii)sub-paragraph (o);

(iv)sub-paragraph (x);

(v)sub-paragraph (z);

(vi)sub-paragraph (z4);

(vii)sub-paragraph (z7).

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East and North West of England) Regulations 2020

3.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East and North West of England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(4)—

(a)before sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(bf)the area of Halton Borough Council;

(bg)the area of Hartlepool Borough Council;

(bh)the area of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council;

(bi)the area of Liverpool City Council;

(bj)the area of Middlesbrough Council;”;

(b)before sub-paragraph (f) insert—

“(eg)the area of Sefton Borough Council;”;

(c)before sub-paragraph (g) insert—

“(fb)the area of St Helens Borough Council;”;

(d)after sub-paragraph (g) insert—

“(ga)the area of Warrington Borough Council;

(gb)the area of Wirral Metropolitan District Council.”.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020

4.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020(4) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1A)(a)(ii)(bb) for “regulation 6B or 6C” substitute “regulation 6A or 6B”.

Revocation of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020

5.  The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020(5) are revoked.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make various changes to the secondary legislation dealing with coronavirus restrictions in the North, North East and North West of England.

Regulation 2 amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020 so as to add the area of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council to “the protected area” of the Regulations, and to remove from that protected area:

(a)the area of Halton Borough Council;

(b)the area of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council;

(c)the area of Liverpool City Council;

(d)the area of Sefton Borough Council;

(e)the area of St Helens Borough Council;

(f)the area of Warrington Borough Council;

(g)the area of Wirral Metropolitan District Council.

Regulation 3 amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East and North West of England) Regulations 2020 so as to add to “the protected area” of the Regulations:

(a)the area of Halton Borough Council;

(b)the area of Hartlepool Borough Council;

(c)the area of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council;

(d)the area of Liverpool City Council;

(e)the area of Middlesbrough Council;

(f)the area of Sefton Borough Council;

(g)the area of St Helens Borough Council;

(h)the area of Warrington Borough Council;

(i)the area of Wirral Metropolitan District Council.

Regulation 4 corrects a reference in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020.

Regulation 5 revokes the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020.

No impact assessment has been carried out for these Regulations.