The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (revoked)

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 279 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 11 September 2020
In force from: 14 September 2020
Extent: Not stated
Subject: COVID-19 emergency legislation (2020-2022)
Made under: Coronavirus Act 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations require certain premises to close to members of the public. They also require a person who is responsible for a place of worship, carrying on a business or providing a service to take measures, where reasonably practicable, to minimise the risk of exposure to coronavirus. A person who is responsible for a relevant hospitality premises is required to take measures to obtain and record visitor information, in a suitable filing system, for a period of at least 21 days. They must provide this information to a public health officer as soon as reasonably practicable if so requested for the purpose of preventing the spread of coronavirus or monitoring the spread of infection and the incidence of coronavirus disease. Persons responsible for a place of worship, for carrying on a business or providing a service are also required to have regard to guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers relating to its premises, business or service. These Regulations create restrictions on gatherings in public places and private dwellings, limiting the number of persons and households which can meet. There are exemptions to these restrictions. There is an associated police power to enter a private dwelling. These Regulations require persons who use a passenger transport service or passenger transport service premises (which are both defined terms in the Regulations) to wear a face covering unless a specific exemption applies. These Regulations also require persons who use certain other places, which are listed in schedule 1, to wear a face covering unless a specific exemption applies. The Scottish Ministers must review the restrictions and requirements imposed by the Regulations at least once every 21 days and must terminate any restriction or requirement as soon as it is no longer necessary to prevent, protect against, control or provide a public health response to the incidence or spread of coronavirus in Scotland. The first review is required by 1 October 2020. These Regulations expire on 31 March 2021.

Offences created by this instrument

It is an offence for a person to contravene regulations 4, 5(1)(a), 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 or 13 regulation 15(1) · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
It is an offence for a person to obstruct any person carrying out a function under these Regulations regulation 15(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
It is an offence for a person to— a contravene a direction given under regulation 14, or b fail to comply with an… regulation 15(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability

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