uksi/2020/1533 — The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

2020 No. 1533 Public Health, England The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Approved by both Houses of Parliament Made at 3.00 p.m. on 14th December 2020 Laid before Parliament at 5.00 p.m. on 14th December 2020 Coming into force 16th December 2020 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (4)(b), (4)(d), 45F(2) and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 . These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England. The Secretary of State considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 as amended by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat. In accordance with section 45R of that Act, the Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make this instrument without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament. Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. 2 These Regulations come into force on 16th December 2020. Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 2 1 Schedule 4 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 is amended as follows. 2 In Part 1 (Tier 2 area)— a omit the following— i “Essex County Council”; ii “Hertfordshire County Council”; iii “Southend-on-Sea Borough Council”; iv “Thurrock Borough Council”; v “ London: ” and the entries under that heading from “City of Westminster” to “The Sub-Treasurer, in respect of the Inner Temple and the Under Treasurer, in respect of the Middle Temple”; b after “Central Bedfordshire Council”, insert— Colchester Borough Council Dacorum Borough Council East Hertfordshire District Council ; c after “Norfolk County Council”, insert— North Hertfordshire District Council ; d after “Peterborough City Council”, insert— Stevenage Borough Council St Albans City and District Council ; e after “Suffolk County Council”, insert— Tendring District Council Uttlesford District Council Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council . 3 In Part 2 (Tier 3 area)— a after “Wolverhampton Borough Council”, insert— East of England: Basildon Borough Council Braintree District Council Brentwood Borough Council Broxbourne Borough Council Castle Point Borough Council Chelmsford City Council Epping Forest District Council Harlow District Council Hertsmere Borough Council Maldon District Council Rochford District Council Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Three Rivers District Council Thurrock Council Watford Borough Council ; b after “Slough Borough Council”, insert— London: City of Westminster London Borough of Barking and Dagenham London Borough of Barnet London Borough of Bexley London Borough of Brent London Borough of Bromley London Borough of Camden London Borough of Croydon London Borough of Ealing London Borough of Enfield London Borough of Hackney London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough of Haringey London Borough of Harrow London Borough of Havering London Borough of Hillingdon London Borough of Hounslow London Borough of Islington London Borough of Lambeth London Borough of Lewisham London Borough of Merton London Borough of Newham London Borough of Redbridge London Borough of Richmond upon Thames London Borough of Southwark London Borough of Sutton London Borough of Tower Hamlets London Borough of Waltham Forest Council London Borough of Wandsworth Council Royal Borough of Greenwich Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames The Common Council, in respect of the City of London The Sub-Treasurer, in respect of the Inner Temple and the Under Treasurer, in respect of the Middle Temple . Matt Hancock Secretary of State Department of Health and Social Care At 3.00 p.m. on 14th December 2020 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations make changes to the areas which are subject to the restrictions for Tier 2 and Tier 3, as defined in Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020. No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.