The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021 (revoked)
UK Statutory Instrument 2021 No. 1340 — creates 4 criminal offences.
- Made
- 29 November 2021
- In force from
- 30 November 2021
- 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 inside a relevant place specified in the Regulations, or 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. They also require businesses in places where wearing a face covering is required to display notices giving information about that requirement, and prohibit persons carrying on business in specified locations from preventing anyone from wearing a face covering, except in limited circumstances. The Regulations cease to have effect at the end of 20th December 2021. 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 requirements in regulation 3, 4 or 6 commits an offence regulation 10(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who without reasonable excuse contravenes the prohibition in regulation 7(1) commits an offence regulation 10(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who obstructs, without reasonable excuse, any person carrying out a function under these Regulations commits… regulation 10(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a direction given under regulation 9(2), (4) or (7) commits an… regulation 10(4) · 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
Recorded divisions
| House | Date | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commons | 30 November 2021 | 434 | 23 | Carried |
Procedural history
- Instrument created 29 November 2021
- Instrument made (signed into law) 29 November 2021
- Laid before the House of Commons 29 November 2021 · Commons
- Laid before the House of Lords 29 November 2021 · Lords
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 29 November 2021 · Commons
- Instrument comes into force as law 30 November 2021
- Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 30 November 2021 · Lords
- Information paragraph provided by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 30 November 2021 · Lords
- Chamber debate 30 November 2021 · Commons
- Motion tabled that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved 30 November 2021 · Lords
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 30 November 2021 · Commons
- Instrument approved 30 November 2021 · Commons
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 1 December 2021 · Lords
- Question on motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved put 1 December 2021 · Lords
- Motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved agreed to 1 December 2021 · Lords
- Chamber debate 1 December 2021 · Lords
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 1 December 2021 · Lords
- Instrument approved 1 December 2021 · Lords
- Instrument remains law 1 December 2021
- Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords 1 December 2021 · Commons, Lords
- Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 15 December 2021 · Commons, Lords
- Drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 15 December 2021 · Commons, Lords
- Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to the instrument on the grounds that it is defectively drafted 15 December 2021 · Commons, Lords
- Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to the instrument on the grounds that it makes unusual or unexpected use of the enabling power 15 December 2021 · Commons, Lords
- Approval period ends 14 January 2022
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- This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
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