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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regs 2020

25 November 2020

Title: The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regs 2020
 
Amends/Commences: 

  • The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020

  • The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020

Comes into force: 23rd September 2020  
 
Jurisdiction: England 
 
Amendment of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020

The definition of “Public transport service” is updated to mean any service for the carriage of passengers from place to place which is available to the general public (whether or not for payment, whether or not all of the places connected by the service are in England, and whether or not there are breaks in the journey) but does not include: 

  • a school transport service; or

  • any service provided by a cruise ship.

Amendment of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020

Administrative amendments are made to correct grammatical errors throughout the Regulations and to rectify mistakes made in the initial writing of the Regulations.
 
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