The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

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The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
Citation2020 No. 129
Introduced byMatt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Commons)
Territorial extentEngland and Wales (applies to England only)
Dates
Made10 February 2020
Laid before Parliament10 February 2020
Commencement10 February 2020
Repealed25 March 2020
Other legislation
Made underPublic Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
Repealed byCoronavirus Act 2020
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/129) was a set of regulations that came into effect in England on 10 February 2020 as a statutory instrument made under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. The regulations were revoked on 25 March 2020.

Legal basis[]

The regulations were enacted by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, on the basis that that the incidence and transmission of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus represented a sufficient public health threat to introduce powers to keep individuals in isolation where public health professionals believed there was reasonable risk.[1]

Provisions[]

The regulations applied to England only.[1] On 14 February 2020 the Secretary of State designated Arrowe Park Hospital in Merseyside and the Kents Hill Park centre in Milton Keynes as "isolation" facilities, and the Hubei province of China (including Wuhan City) as an "infected area".[2]

Revocation[]

The regulations were revoked on 25 March 2020, on the same day that the Coronavirus Act 2020 came it force.[3] More stringent regulations were introduced the next day, as The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Explanatory Memorandum to The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Other Notices: Department of Health, The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/129)". www.thegazette.co.uk. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Coronavirus Act 2020". legislation.gov.uk. 25 March 2020. Schedule 21 para. 24. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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