(a) having regard to the immediate, exceptional and manifest risk posed to human life and public health by the spread of Covid-19 and to the matters specified in subsection (2) of
section 31
A, and
(b) having consulted with the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Minister for Justice,
hereby make the following regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Businesses) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
2. Regulation 2 of the
Health Act 1947
(Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Businesses) Regulations 2020 (
S.I. No. 296 of 2020
) is amended by the substitution of “the 9th day of June 2021” for “the 9th day of November 2020”.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
6 November, 2020.
STEPHEN DONNELLY,
Minister for Health.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations extend the operation of the
Health Act 1947
(Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Businesses) Regulations 2020 (
S.I. No. 296 of 2020
) until 09 June 2021.