| Statutory Instrument | |
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| Citation | 2020 No. 684 |
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| Introduced by | Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care |
| Territorial extent | England, with exclusions in local lockdown areas |
| Dates | |
| Made | 3 July 2020 |
| Laid before Parliament | 3 July 2020 |
| Commencement | 4 July 2020 |
| Expired | 4 January 2021 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 |
| Made under | Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 |
Status: Expired | |
| Text of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/684) is a statutory instrument (SI) enacted on 4 July 2020 by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It replaced and relaxed the previous Lockdown Regulations (SI 2020/350), and gave the Secretary of State powers to make declarations restricting access to public outdoor places.
This SI related to England only; there were similar regulations for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Within England, Leicester was initially excluded to its high rate of COVID-19. Subsequent amendments were made to enable more restrictive local rules to be applied in other areas.
The regulations were substantially amended on 14 October 2020 by the First COVID-19 tier regulations, and expired on 4 January 2021.