The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020 (revoked)
UK Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 685 — creates 3 criminal offences.
- Made
- 3 July 2020
- In force from
- 4 July 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 only apply to Leicester and require the closure of businesses in Leicester selling food or drink for consumption on the premises, and businesses listed in Part 2 of Schedule 3, to protect against the risks to public health arising from coronavirus, except for limited permitted uses. Restrictions are imposed on businesses other than those listed in Part 3 of Schedule 3, which are permitted to remain open. The Regulations also prohibit anyone staying overnight in a place other than the place where they live without reasonable excuse, and ban certain gatherings. The closures and restrictions last until they are terminated by a direction given by the Secretary of State. The need for these restrictions must be reviewed by the Secretary of State every 14 days, with the first review taking place by 18th July 2020. No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.
Offences created by this instrument
- A person who— a without reasonable excuse contravenes a requirement in regulation 3, 4, 6 or 8, or b contravenes a… regulation 9(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who obstructs, without reasonable excuse, any person carrying out a function under these Regulations,… regulation 9(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a direction given under regulation 8, or fails to comply with a… regulation 9(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.
Procedural history
- Instrument created 3 July 2020
- Instrument made (signed into law) 3 July 2020
- Laid before the House of Commons 3 July 2020 · Commons
- Laid before the House of Lords 3 July 2020 · Lords
- Instrument comes into force as law 4 July 2020
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 7 July 2020 · Commons
- Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 14 July 2020 · Lords
- Information paragraph provided by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 14 July 2020 · Lords
- Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 15 July 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Not drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 15 July 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 15 July 2020 · Lords
- Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) debate 16 July 2020 · Commons
- Question put on motion to consider the instrument 16 July 2020 · Commons
- Motion to consider the instrument approved 16 July 2020 · Commons
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 21 July 2020 · Commons
- Instrument approved 21 July 2020 · Commons
- Chamber debate 29 July 2020 · Lords
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 29 July 2020 · Lords
- Instrument approved 29 July 2020 · Lords
- Instrument remains law 29 July 2020
- Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords 29 July 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Approval period ends 3 August 2020
- Considered for English votes for English laws (EVEL) certification 1 September 2020 · Commons
- Certified as England only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process 1 September 2020 · Commons
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