{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-sick-pay-general-coronavirus-amendment-no-7-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-sick-pay-general-coronavirus-amendment-no-7-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2020/351",
  "legislation_title": "The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-sick-pay-general-coronavirus-amendment-no-7-regulations-northern-ireland-2020",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 1 to the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).\n(2) In paragraphs 2 and 4 for “10” substitute “11”.\n(3) In paragraph 3 for “14” substitute “11”.\n(4) For paragraph 5C substitute—\n“5C. The person (P), or someone P lives with or is in an extended household or a linked household with (S), has tested positive for coronavirus and P or S is staying at home —\n(a) for—\n(i) the period specified in a relevant notification which informs P or S that they had tested positive for coronavirus; or\n(ii) in any other circumstances, 11 days beginning with the day on which P or S first had the symptoms of coronavirus or, if earlier, the day on which P or S was given the coronavirus test which returned a positive result;\n(b) for—\n(i) the period specified in a relevant notification which informs P that they have had close contact with a person who has tested positive for coronavirus; or\n(ii) informs S that they have tested positive for coronavirus; or\n(c) if P still has symptoms of coronavirus at the end of the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) (as the case may be), until P no longer has those symptoms.”\n(5) In paragraph 6, in the definition of “relevant notification”, after “means a notification” insert “given orally (either in person or by telephone) or”, and omit “sent”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1982 No. 263; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2020 Nos. 54, 89, 134 and 167"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Paragraphs 2 and 4 were amended by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2020 No. 167"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Paragraph 5C was inserted by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 2020 No. 167"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Definition of “relevant notification” was inserted by regulation 2(4) of S.R. 2020 No. 89"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/351/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:40:48.460217+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}