Chamber and committees

Regulations revoking the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 were made today.

These new Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 will take effect on Monday, 9 August 2021.

The regulations provide that relevant hospitality and entertainment premises are required to obtain and record visitor information for the purpose of preventing the spread of coronavirus or monitoring the spread of infection and the incidence of coronavirus disease.

The regulations also require persons responsible for places of worship, carrying on a business or providing a service to have regard to relevant guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers about measures to minimise risk of exposure to coronavirus.

The regulations provide that persons in specified indoor places must wear a face covering unless a specific exemption applies.

The regulations require persons who use a passenger transport service or passenger transport service premises to wear a face covering unless a specific exemption applies.

The regulations cap numbers at live events at 5000 people for events held outdoors and at 2000 people for events held indoors subject to local authority approval of higher attendance limits in accordance with the process set out in the regulations.

The regulations provide for the enforcement of the regulations.

The regulations require Scottish Ministers to review the requirements at least once every 21 days and the regulations require Scottish Ministers to revoke any requirement as soon as it is no longer necessary.

The Regulations have been published at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2021/277