Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No.5) Regulations 2021.
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. 2) (Amendment) (No.5) Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 5th day of July 2021.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 217 of 2021 ).
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paragraphs: Regulation 1 of the Principal Regulations is amended, in paragraph (2), by the substitution of “19th day of July 2021” for “5th day of July 2021”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended -
(a) in paragraph (1), by the substitution of “(2), (3) or (3A)” for “(2) or (3)”,
(b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (3):
“(3A) An exempted person may organise, or cause to be organised, an event to be held in a dwelling (including that part of the dwelling that is outdoors) in a relevant geographical location for social or recreational reasons where -
(a) the dwelling is the exempted person’s place of residence, and
(b) the exempted person takes all reasonable steps to ensure that all of the persons attending or proposed to attend the event are exempted persons.”, and
(c) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (6):
“(7) In this Regulation -
“diagnosis of previous Covid-19 or SARSCoV-2 infection” means, in relation to a person, a person who has in the previous 9 months -
(a) been the subject of a RT-PCR test,
(b) Covid-19 or the virus SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the person at the time of taking the test, and
(c) not less than 11 days has passed following -
(i) the detection, or
whichever is the later.
“exempted person” means -
(a) a vaccinated person, or
(b) a person who has a diagnosis of previous Covid-19 or SARSCoV-2 infection;
“RT-PCR test” means a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test, the purpose of which is to detect the presence of Covid-19, or the virus SARS-CoV-2, in the person to whom it is administered;
“symptom”, in relation to Covid-19 or the virus SARS-CoV-2, means, subject to any regulations made under section 38G of the Act of 1947 -
(a) a fever being a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or above,
(b) a new cough,
(c) shortness of breath or breathing difficulties,
(d) loss of sense of smell or taste, or
(e) change to sense of smell or taste;
“vaccinated person” means -
(a) in relation to a person to whom the medicinal product for active immunisation to prevent Covid-19 known as “COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna CX-024414” has been administered, that person not less than 14 days after the second dose of the medicinal product concerned has been administered to him or her,
(b) in relation to a person to whom the medicinal product for active immunisation to prevent Covid-19 known as “Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca) ChAdOx1-SARS-COV-2”, also known as “Covishield”, has been administered, that person not less than 15 days after the second dose of the medicinal product concerned has been administered to him or her,
(c) in relation to a person to whom the medicinal product authorised for active immunisation to prevent Covid-19 known as “Comirnaty BNT162b2” has been administered, that person not less than 7 days after the second dose of the medicinal product concerned has been administered to him or her, or
(d) in relation to a person to whom the medicinal product for active immunisation to prevent Covid-19 known as “COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen (Ad26.COV2-S [recombinant])” has been administered, that person not less than 14 days after the dose has been administered to him or her.”
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paragraphs: Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations is amended, in paragraph (1), by the substitution of “Regulation 5(2), 5(3) or 5(3A)” for “Regulation 5(2) or 5(3)”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (1A):
“(1A) A person may organise, or cause to be organised, a relevant event in a relevant geographical location where -
(a) the person takes all reasonable steps to ensure that -
(i) the event takes place entirely outdoors, and
(ii) the number of persons attending, or proposed to attend, the event -
(I) does not exceed 500 where the event is held, or to be held, in a relevant venue, or
(II) does not exceed 200 where the event is held, or to be held, other than in a relevant venue,
or