Health Act 1947 (Section 31A â Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 3) Regulations 2020.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 3) Regulations 2020.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 29th day of June 2020.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall remain in operation until the 20th day of July 2020.
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paragraphs: The Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 206 of 2020) are revoked.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations –
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not organise, or cause to be organised, an event for cultural, entertainment, recreational, sporting, social, community or educational reasons in a relevant geographical location other than where one or more of the following applies:
(a) in the case of an indoor event, the maximum number of persons attending, or proposed to attend, the event (for whatever reason) does not exceed 50 persons;
(b) in the case of an outdoor event, the maximum number of persons attending, or proposed to attend, the event (for whatever reason) does not exceed 200 persons;
(c) the person so organising, or so causing to be organised, the event takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the number of persons attending, or proposed to attend, the event (for whatever reason) does not exceed, in the case of an indoor event, 50 persons, and in the case of an outdoor event, 200 persons.
(2) This Regulation shall not apply to an event held, or proposed to be held, in a private dwelling.
(3) Paragraph (1) is a penal provision for the purposes of section 31A of the Act of 1947.
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paragraphs: (1) A relevant person shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that members of the public are not permitted, or otherwise granted, access to a premises in a relevant geographical location, or to a part of such premises, where a business or service of a type specified in paragraph (2) is carried on or otherwise provided.
(2) The following types of businesses and services are specified for the purposes of paragraph (1):
(a) a nightclub or discotheque, including those licenced under the Public Dance Halls Act 1935 (No. 2 of 1935);
(b) a casino or Private Members’ Club at which gambling activities are carried out and which is operated on a commercial basis;
(c) any other business or service that is selling or supplying intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises and that, but for this Regulation, is otherwise permitted by law to do so, other than where such intoxicating liquor is –
(i) ordered by or on behalf of the member of the public being permitted, or otherwise granted, access to the premises, at the same time as a substantial meal is so ordered, during the meal or after the meal has ended, and
(ii) consumed by that member during the meal or after the meal has ended.
(3) Paragraph (1) is a penal provision for the purposes of section 31A of the Act of 1947.
(4) In this Regulation –
(a) the occupier,
(b) the manager, or
(c) any other person for the time being in charge,
(a) such as might be expected to be served as a main midday or main evening meal or as a main course at either such meal, and
(b) that is of a kind, having regard to all the circumstances, for which it would be reasonable to charge a sum that is not less than €9.