# The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/788 · made 22 July 2020

These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/684) to permit the following to open: indoor swimming pools, including indoor facilities at water parks, indoor fitness and dance studios and indoor gyms and sports courts and facilities. They also correct some minor errors.

Made under: Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Section 45C, Section 45F, Section 45P)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-no-2-england-amendment-no-2-regulations-2020/pdf/uksi_20200788_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-no-2-england-amendment-no-2-regulations-2020/pdf/uksiem_20200788_en.pdf

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument corrects errors in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/684) and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Public Health, England
Approved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 22nd July 2020
Laid before Parliament 23rd July 2020
Coming into force 25th July 2020
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (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 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.

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
(2) The Regulations come into force on 25th July 2020.

## 2 Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020.

(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(5), in the definition of “childcare”, omit the words from “and “early years childcare”” to the end of the definition.
(3) In regulation 4—
(a) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (b), omit the words from “indoor fitness studios” to “other”;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (c);
(b) omit paragraph (3).
(4) In regulation 5(6)(b), for “Smoke-Free” substitute “Smoke-free”.
(5) In regulation 6(12)(d)(iii), for “Safeguarding of Vulnerable Groups” substitute “Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups”.
(6) In regulation 9(1)(a), at the end, insert “and”.
(7) In Schedule 2, omit paragraphs 12, 14 and 15.

## Signature

Matt Hancock
Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
22nd July 2020

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/684) to permit the following to open: indoor swimming pools, including indoor facilities at water parks, indoor fitness and dance studios and indoor gyms and sports courts and facilities. They also correct some minor errors.
No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.

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