Question reference: S6W-07833
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 31 March 2022
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 March 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.
Answer
Regulations amending the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 were made today.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No.6) Regulations 2022 amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 and will take effect on 4 April 2022.
The Amendment Regulations remove the requirement to wear a face covering for persons who enter or remain indoors within a place of worship, and in any other indoor public place whilst it is being used as a place of worship.
These Regulations also remove the requirement for those at a marriage ceremony, civil partnership registration, funeral or commemorative event related to the end of a person’s life to wear a face covering for the duration of the event. The requirement is removed in respect of such ceremonies and events in all indoor places.
The Regulations have been published at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2022/123