The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2020
| Year | 2020 |
2020 No. 985 (W. 222)
Public Health, Wales
The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2020
Made 11th September 2020
Laid before Parliament 11th September 2020
Coming into force 14th September 2020
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1) and (3)(c), 45F(2) and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 19841.
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 Wales.
The Welsh Ministers consider that the amendments made by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.
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, Senedd Cymru.
Title and coming into force
1. The title of these Regulations is the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2020 and they come into force on 14 September 2020.
Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2020
2.—(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 20202are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2A, for paragraph (3) substitute—
“3. Where households agree to be treated as an extended household—
(a) any reference in these Regulations (other than in this regulation and regulation 14(1)(b)(i)) to a “household” is to be read as including the households that have so agreed, and
(b) regulation 14 applies to a gathering consisting of persons from more than one household in an extended household as if, for paragraph (1), there were substituted—
“(1) A gathering in premises indoors may not, without reasonable excuse, consist of—
(a) more than 6 members of an extended household, not including any children under the age of 11;
(b) a person who is not a member of the extended household apart from—
the carer of a member of the extended household, or
a person to whom a member of the extended household is providing care.””.
(3) Omit regulation 11.
(4) After regulation 12A insert—
“Requirement to wear face covering in certain indoor public places
12B. (1) A person (“P”) must wear a face covering in relevant indoor premises.
(2) But this is not required—
(a)
(a) where an exemption applies under paragraph (3);
(b)
(b) where P has a reasonable excuse not to wear a face covering, as to which see paragraph (4).
(3) An exemption to the requirement to wear a face covering applies—
(a)
(a) where P is a child under the age of 11;
(b)
(b) where P is in premises where food or drink is sold, or otherwise provided, for consumption on those premises.
(4) The circumstances in which P has a reasonable excuse to not wear a face covering include—
(a)
(a) where P is unable to put on, wear or remove a face covering because of a physical or mental illness or impairment, or a disability (within the meaning of section 6 of the Equality Act 20103);
(b)
(b) where P is undertaking an activity and wearing a face covering during that activity may reasonably be considered to be a risk to P’s health;
(c)
(c) where P has to remove the face covering to communicate with another person who has difficulty communicating (in relation to speech, language or otherwise);
(d)
(d) where P has to remove the face covering in order to avoid harm or injury, or the risk of harm or injury, to themselves or others;
(e)
(e) where P is at the premises to avoid injury, or to escape a risk of harm, and does not have a face covering;
(f)
(f) where P has to remove the face covering to—
take medication;
eat or drink, where reasonably necessary;
(g)
(g) where P is asked to remove the face covering by an enforcement officer.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), where food or drink is sold or otherwise provided for consumption in a part of premises, the exemption only applies where P is in that part.
(6) For the purposes of this...
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