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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/1128 · Made 15 October 2020

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Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 45R of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the instrument is made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.

Public Health, England

Made at 4.00 p.m. on 15th October 2020

Laid before Parliament at 4.45 p.m. on 15th October 2020

Coming into force 17th October 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 1984f1.

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, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020f2 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.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).

f2

S.I. 2020/1104.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 17th October 2020.

2Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020

(1)

Schedule 2 to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020 is amended as follows.

(2)

After “Warrington Borough Council”, insert—

  • “Cumbria

    • Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council”.

(3)

For “Derbyshire” and the entries under that heading, substitute—

  • “Derbyshire

    • Chesterfield Borough Council

    • Erewash Borough Council

    • In the area of High Peak Borough Council, the following electoral areas (as defined by section 203(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1)—

      1. (a)

        Dinting

      2. (b)

        Gamesley

      3. (c)

        Hadfield North

      4. (d)

        Hadfield South

      5. (e)

        Howard Town

      6. (f)

        Old Glossop

      7. (g)

        Padfield

      8. (h)

        Simmondley

      9. (i)

        St John’s

      10. (j)

        Tintwistle

      11. (k)

        Whitfield

    • North East Derbyshire District Council”.

(4)

After “Durham County Council”, insert—

  • “Essex

    • Basildon Council

    • Braintree District Council

    • Brentwood Borough Council

    • Castle Point Borough Council

    • Chelmsford City Council

    • Colchester Borough Council

    • Epping Forest District Council

    • Harlow Council

    • Maldon District Council

    • Rochford District Council

    • Tendring District Council

    • Uttlesford District Council

  • Greater London

    • The Common Council of the City of London

    • Barking and Dagenham Borough Council

    • Barnet Borough Council

    • Bexley Borough Council

    • Brent Borough Council

    • Bromley Borough Council

    • Camden Borough Council

    • Croydon Borough Council

    • Ealing Borough Council

    • Enfield Borough Council

    • Greenwich Borough Council

    • Hackney Borough Council

    • Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council

    • Haringey Borough Council

    • Harrow Borough Council

    • Havering Borough Council

    • Hillingdon Borough Council

    • Hounslow Borough Council

    • Islington Borough Council

    • Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council

    • Kingston upon Thames Borough Council

    • Lambeth Borough Council

    • Lewisham Borough Council

    • Merton Borough Council

    • Newham Borough Council

    • Redbridge Borough Council

    • Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

    • Southwark Borough Council

    • Sutton Borough Council

    • Tower Hamlets Borough Council

    • Waltham Forest Borough Council

    • Wandsworth Borough Council

    • Westminster City Council”.

(5)

After “Northumberland County Council”, insert—

  • “North Yorkshire

    • City of York Council”.

(6)

After “Sheffield City Council”, insert—

  • “Surrey

    • Elmbridge Borough Council”.

Signature

Matt Hancock

Secretary of State

Department for Health and Social Care

At 4.00 p.m. on 15th October 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make changes to the areas which are subject to the restrictions set out in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.