The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020 (revoked)
UK Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 327 — creates 2 criminal offences.
- Made
- 21 March 2020
- In force from
- 21 March 2020
- 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 require the closure of businesses selling food or drink for consumption on the premises, and businesses listed in the Schedule, to protect against the risks to public health arising from coronavirus. The closure lasts until a direction is given by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is required to keep the need for these restrictions under review every 28 days. No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.
Offences created by this instrument
- A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes regulation 2 commits an offence regulation 3(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who obstructs, without reasonable excuse, any person carrying out a function under these Regulations commits… regulation 3(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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How Parliament handled it
This instrument required the approval of both Houses before it could take effect.
- 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
- Instrument created 21 March 2020
- Instrument made (signed into law) 21 March 2020
- Instrument comes into force as law 21 March 2020
- Laid before the House of Commons 23 March 2020 · Commons
- Laid before the House of Lords 23 March 2020 · Lords
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 23 March 2020 · Commons
- Motion to approve the instrument withdrawn 26 March 2020 · Commons
- Instrument revoked by another instrument 26 March 2020
- Instrument replaced by revoking instrument 26 March 2020
- Instrument stops being law 26 March 2020
- Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords 26 March 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 21 April 2020 · Lords
- Information paragraph provided by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 21 April 2020 · Lords
- Communication declaring the instrument had come into operation before being laid before Parliament 22 April 2020 · Commons
- Communication declaring the instrument had come into operation before being laid before Parliament 27 April 2020 · Lords
- Considered for English votes for English laws (EVEL) certification 27 April 2020 · Commons
- Certified as England only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process 27 April 2020 · Commons
- Approval period ends 13 May 2020
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- This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
- Other instruments from 2020