# The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 S.I. 2020/986 · made 13 September 2020 · revised to 14 October 2020 These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020, so that people may not participate in social gatherings, in any place, in groups of more than 6, unless they are members of the same household, two linked households, or exceptions apply. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-no-2-england-amendment-no-4-regulations-2020/pdf/uksi_20200986_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-no-2-england-amendment-no-4-regulations-2020/pdf/uksiem_20200986_en.pdf ## Introductory text Public Health, England Approved by both Houses of ParliamentMade on 13th September 2020 Laid before Parliament- at 10.30 a.m. on 14th September 2020 Coming into force at 12.01 a.m. on 14th September 2020 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (3)(c), (4)(b) and (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) (No. 2) (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. ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Amendment of the Principal Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Amendment of the Principal Regulations: transitional and savings provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Consequential amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Consequential amendments: transitional and savings provisions (1) Despite the amendments made by these Regulations, the local Regulations continue in force as they had effect immediately before these Regulations came into force in relation to a large gatherings offence committed under the relevant local Regulations before these Regulations came into force. (2) In this Regulation— “the local Regulations” means— (a)the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020; (b)the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020; (c)the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020; (d)the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020; “a large gatherings offence” means an offence under— (a)regulation 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020; (b)regulation 4B of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020; (c)regulation 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020; (d)regulation 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020. ## Signature Priti Patel Secretary of State, Home Office ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020, so that people may not participate in social gatherings, in any place, in groups of more than 6, unless they are members of the same household, two linked households, or exceptions apply. This change applies in England. But in areas covered by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) Regulations 2020 and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020, the change only applies in relation to social gatherings which take place otherwise than in private dwellings. No impact assessment has been carried out for these Regulations. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/986 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-no-2-england-amendment-no-4-regulations-2020 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.