Question reference: S6W-01548
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 15 July 2021
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the coronavirus legislation in place.
Answer
Regulations amending the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 were made today.
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the principal regulations”) and will take effect on 19 July 2021.
The Regulations provide that all of Scotland is in Level 0 for the purpose of the principal regulations and accordingly the restrictions and requirements applicable at Level 0 and set out in schedule 1 to the principal regulations apply in all areas of Scotland.
The Regulations also make some adjustments to the restrictions and requirements which apply in Level 0.
The physical distancing requirements at Level 0 are reduced to 1 metre indoors and outdoors and the requirement for physical distancing between people in a gathering of up to 15 people outdoors is removed.
The Regulations also provide that in Level 0 children under the age of 12 years do not count for the purpose of calculating the number of households permitted for gatherings indoors.
Hospitality and casino opening hours in Level 0 are also adjusted to restrict opening to between 04:00 and 00:00.
The regulations have been published at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2021/263