The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020 (revoked)
UK Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 592 — creates 3 criminal offences.
- Made
- 14 June 2020
- In force from
- 15 June 2020
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- COVID-19 emergency legislation (2020-2022)
- Made under
- 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 members of the public to wear face coverings whilst using public transport (such as buses, trains, the London Underground, trams, aircraft and water taxis) in England to protect against the risks to public health arising from coronavirus, except in certain limited cases. The Secretary of State must carry out a review of the need for the requirements in these Regulations within the period of 6 months of their coming into force. No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.
Offences created by this instrument
- A person who contravenes the requirement in regulation 3 commits an offence regulation 6(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who obstructs, without reasonable excuse, any person carrying out a function under these Regulations commits… regulation 6(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a direction given under regulation 5(2) commits an offence regulation 6(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
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.
- Committee
- Drawn to the special attention of the Houses by a scrutiny committee
Procedural history
- Instrument created 14 June 2020
- Instrument made (signed into law) 14 June 2020
- Instrument comes into force as law 15 June 2020
- Communication declaring the instrument had come into operation before being laid before Parliament 15 June 2020 · Lords
- Communication declaring the instrument had come into operation before being laid before Parliament 15 June 2020 · Commons
- Laid before the House of Commons 15 June 2020 · Commons
- Laid before the House of Lords 15 June 2020 · Lords
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 15 June 2020 · Commons
- Considered for English votes for English laws (EVEL) certification 23 June 2020 · Commons
- Certified as England only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process 23 June 2020 · Commons
- Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 24 June 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Not drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 24 June 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 24 June 2020 · Lords
- Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 30 June 2020 · Lords
- Drawn to the special attention of the House by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 30 June 2020 · Lords
- Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) draws the special attention of the House to the instrument on the grounds that it is politically or legally important or gives rise to issues of public policy likely to be of interest to the House 30 June 2020 · Lords
- Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) debate 6 July 2020 · Commons
- Question put on motion to consider the instrument 6 July 2020 · Commons
- Motion to consider the instrument approved 6 July 2020 · Commons
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 7 July 2020 · Commons
- Instrument approved 7 July 2020 · Commons
- Chamber debate 8 July 2020 · Lords
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 8 July 2020 · Lords
- Instrument approved 8 July 2020 · Lords
- Instrument remains law 8 July 2020
- Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords 8 July 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Approval period ends 11 July 2020
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