Public Health Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No. 2) Regulations 2021. 2 These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made. 3 In these Regulations “ the Act ” means the Coronavirus Act 2020. Early expiry of provisions of the Act that extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 2 1 The following provisions of the Act expire on the day after the day on which these Regulations come into force. 2 Section 23. 3 Section 58 in relation to Northern Ireland only. 4 Section 77(1) and (2). 5 Part 1 of Schedule 21 in relation to England and Northern Ireland only (and section 51 so far as it relates to that Part). 6 Part 1 of Schedule 22 in relation to England and Northern Ireland only (and section 52 so far as it relates to that Part). Early expiry of provisions of the Act that extend to England and Wales and Scotland 3 Section 77(3) of the Act expires on the day after the day on which these Regulations come into force. Early expiry of provisions of the Act that extend to England and Wales 4 Section 56 of (and Schedule 26 to) the Act expires on the day after the day on which these Regulations come into force. Early expiry of provisions of the Act so far as they apply in England 5 1 The following provisions of the Act expire on the day after the day on which these Regulations come into force. 2 Section 78 in relation to England only. 3 Part 1 of Schedule 16 (and section 37(1)) in relation to England only. 4 Paragraph 5(5)(a), (c), (g) and (h) in Part 1 of Schedule 17 (and section 38(1) so far as it relates to those provisions). 5 The reference to section 13(2)(b) of the Education Act 2005 in paragraph 5(5)(e) in Part 1 of Schedule 17 (and section 38(1) so far as it relates to that reference). 6 The entries in the table in paragraph 5(6) in Part 1 of Schedule 17 (and section 38(1) so far as it relates to those entries) relating to— a the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 , section 44, b the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, section 51A, c the Education Act 1996 , section 14, d the Education Act 1996, sections 15ZA to 15ZC, e the Education Act 1996, sections 508A to 508F and Schedule 35C, f the Education Act 1996, sections 512 to 512ZB, g the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 , section 70, h the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, section 88D, i the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, section 99, j the Education Act 2005, section 13, k the Childcare Act 2006 , sections 7 and 7A, l the Childcare Act 2006, section 12, m the Education and Skills Act 2008 , section 124(2), n the Education and Skills Act 2008, section 125(2), and o the Children and Families Act 2014 , section 42. 7 Part 2 of Schedule 21 (and section 51 so far as it relates to that Part). 8 Part 2 of Schedule 22 (and section 52 so far as it relates to that Part). Early expiry of provisions of the Act so far as they extend to Northern Ireland 6 1 The following provisions of the Act expire on the day after the day on which these Regulations come into force. 2 Paragraphs 14 and 15 in Part 3 of Schedule 16 (and section 37(3)(a) and (b)). 3 Part 5 of Schedule 21 (and section 51 so far as it relates to that Part). 4 Part 5 of Schedule 22 (and section 52 so far as it relates to that Part). Maggie Throup Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care 8th December 2021