Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers and laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 6(3) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament within 28 days beginning with the day on which the Regulations were made, not taking into account any period of dissolution or recess for more than 4 days.

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 392

Public Health

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2020

Made

23rd November 2020

Coming into force

at 6.00 a.m. on 24th November 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

at 9.00 a.m. on 24th November 2020

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(1) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 2020(1) ("the Act") and all other powers enabling them to do so.

These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of coronavirus in Scotland.

The Scottish Ministers consider that the restrictions and requirements imposed by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.

In accordance with paragraph 6(2) and (3) of schedule 19 of the Act, the Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft having been laid before, and approved by, a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2020 and come into force at 6.00 a.m. on 24 November 2020.

Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

2.  The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020(2) are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

Changes to levels of areas

3.  In the table in schedule 6 (areas), in column 3 (level of area) of entry 23 (East Lothian), for "3" substitute "2".

MICHAEL RUSSELL

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

23rd November 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations (which come into force at 6.00 a.m. on 24 November 2020) amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 ("the principal regulations"). They do so by changing the restrictions and requirements applying to the local authority area of East Lothian, making it subject to level 2 restrictions and requirements. The restrictions and requirements applicable to different levels are set out in schedules 1 to 5 of the principal regulations.

(1)

2020 c.7.