The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (revoked)
UK Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 750 — creates 2 criminal offences.
- Made
- 16 July 2020
- In force from
- 18 July 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 make provision for a local authority to give directions relating to premises, events and public outdoor places in its area. A direction may only be given if the local authority considers that the public health, necessity and proportionality conditions set out in regulation 2 are met. The local authority must review a direction given under these Regulations at least once every 7 days. The Regulations also give the Secretary of State power to direct the local authority to give a direction under these Regulations, or to revoke (with or without replacement) a direction given by the local authority under these Regulations. No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.
Offences created by this instrument
- A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person— a contravenes a direction under regulation… regulation 13(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person commits an offence if the person contravenes regulation 7(3) regulation 13(2) · 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 16 July 2020
- Instrument made (signed into law) 16 July 2020
- Laid before the House of Commons 17 July 2020 · Commons
- Laid before the House of Lords 17 July 2020 · Lords
- Instrument comes into force as law 18 July 2020
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 20 July 2020 · Commons
- Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 22 July 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Not drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 22 July 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 22 July 2020 · Lords
- Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 28 July 2020 · Lords
- Information paragraph provided by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 28 July 2020 · Lords
- 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
- Chamber debate 3 September 2020 · Lords
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 3 September 2020 · Lords
- Instrument approved 3 September 2020 · Lords
- Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) debate 7 September 2020 · Commons
- Question put on motion to consider the instrument 7 September 2020 · Commons
- Motion to consider the instrument approved 7 September 2020 · Commons
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 8 September 2020 · Commons
- Instrument approved 8 September 2020 · Commons
- Instrument remains law 8 September 2020
- Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords 8 September 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Approval period ends 14 September 2020
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- Other instruments from 2020