UK Offence Report

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 129 — creates 5 criminal offences.

5offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
10 February 2020
In force from
Not determined
Extent
Not stated
Subject
COVID-19 emergency legislation (2020-2022)
Made under
1984 (c. 22), Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984

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 supplement the health protection regime found in Part 2A of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”) in the event that there exists a serious and imminent threat to public health from the virus known as “Wuhan novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”. Regulation 2 defines the terms used in the Regulations. Regulation 3 provides that the Regulations apply where the Secretary of State makes a declaration on www.gov.uk that the incidence or transmission of Coronavirus constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health and that the incidence of Coronavirus is at such a point that the measures outlined in these Regulations may reasonably be considered as an effective means of preventing the further transmission of Coronavirus. Regulation 4 enables a person to be detained for screening purposes where certain conditions are met. Regulation 5 enables screening and other requirements to be imposed on a person where certain conditions are met. Regulation 6 sets out the screening requirements. Regulation 7 enables further restrictions and requirements to be imposed on certain persons for the purpose of reducing or removing the risk of persons infecting or contaminating others. Regulation 8 provides for the isolation of persons. Regulation 9 makes additional provision in relation to cases where persons are detained or isolated. Regulation 10 enables restrictions and requirements to be imposed in relation to groups of persons. Regulation 11 provides that as well as being able to make a Part 2A order on the application of a local authority as provided for in section 45M(1) of the 1984 Act, a justice of the peace may make a Part 2A order on the application of a registered public health consultant or the Secretary of State in particular circumstances. Regulations 12 and 13 provide for appeals and enforcement. Regulation 14 provides powers for constables to detain persons. Regulation 15 provides for offences. Regulation 16 provides for the expiry of the Regulations at the end of two years. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.

Offences created by this instrument

What Parliament said about it

Hansard was searched for this instrument by name and returned nothing. That is the ordinary outcome: an instrument laid under the negative procedure is usually never debated, and becomes law without a word said about it in either House.

How Parliament handled it

Both Houses had to approve this instrument before it could take effect, and did so.

Procedure
Made affirmative — both Houses had to approve it
Could either House amend it?
No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.

Procedural history

From Parliament's Statutory Instruments service. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

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