Public Health, England Citation, commencement, extent and application 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualifying test 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Venues and events subject to these Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements: entry to venues or events 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry to events and venues: spot checks 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements: statements and records 7 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Criteria for entrance and exemptions 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acceptable evidence for the purposes of regulation 8 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exempt persons 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local authority powers 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coronavirus Improvement Notices 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coronavirus Immediate Restriction Notices 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coronavirus Restriction Notices 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences and penalties 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed penalty notices 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designations 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prosecutions 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021 20 1 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2— a in paragraph (1), before the definition of “emergency responder”, insert— “ business ” includes any undertaking, including the provision of public transport services, whether carried on for profit or not; b in paragraph (5)(ba)(i), after “are” insert “covered, or” . 3 In regulation 6(5)— a in the definition of “responsible person” omit “or providing public transport services”; b omit sub-paragraph (b). 4 In regulation 7(2), omit sub-paragraph (a). 5 In regulation 13, for paragraph (1), substitute— 1 In the case of a fixed penalty notice issued to a person in respect of an offence under regulation 10(2), the amount of the fixed penalty notice specified to be under regulation 11(5)(c) must, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), be £1,000. . Expiry 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maggie Throup Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care