Public Health Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 15) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021. 2 These Regulations come into operation at 5 p.m. on 10th September 2021. 2 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No.7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 are revoked. Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 3 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 are amended in accordance with the following Regulations. 4 In regulation 1(2), in the definition of “table” after “as a bar for the service of food or drink” insert “but does not include a pool table, snooker table or other games table”. 5 Omit regulation 4(2)(a). 6 In regulation 4(2)(b) omit “allocated” at both places where it appears. 7 In regulation 4(2)(c) after “make a payment,” insert “place or collect an order for food or drink (including intoxicating liquor), access a buffet or carvery, play a gaming machine, play a game such as pool, snooker or darts or dance at an event to celebrate a wedding or civil ceremony,”. 8 In regulation 4(2)(d) after “visitors to the venue” insert “except at an event to celebrate a marriage or civil partnership”. 9 Omit regulations 4(2)(k) and 4(2)(1) 10 Omit regulation 4(3)(b) and the word “and” which follows it. 11 In regulation 4(3)(c) after “food or drink (including intoxicating liquor)” insert “indoors”. 12 In regulation 4(4) omit “(3)(b) or”. 13 Omit regulation 4(6). 14 In regulation 5(1)(f)(i) after “dancing” insert “except at an event to celebrate a wedding or civil partnership”. 15 In regulation 5(1)(f)(ii) after “for dancing” insert “except at an event to celebrate a wedding or civil partnership”. 16 Omit regulation 5(1)(fa). 17 In regulations 5(1)(h)(i) after “who may be seated” insert “indoors”. 18 Omit regulation 5(1)(h)(ii) and the word “and” which precedes it. 19 In regulation 5(1)(k) after “who may be seated” insert “indoors”. 20 Omit regulation 5(1)(l). 21 In regulation 5(1)(m) after “food or drink (including intoxicating liquor)” insert “indoors”. 22 In regulation 5(l)(n), after “must not permit a customer to move within the” insert “indoors part of”. 23 For regulation 5(l)(n)(i) substitute— i enter or exit the premises, access a table, make a payment, place an order for food or drink (including intoxicating liquor), access a buffet or carvery, access and use toilet, baby changing or breast feeding facilities or a smoking area, play a gaming machine, play a game such as pool, snooker or darts, dance at an event to celebrate a wedding or civil partnership; or 24 Omit regulation 5(2). 25 For regulation 9(6) substitute— 6 A person who is required to comply with the conditions in paragraph (5) must, if requested to do so by a relevant officer, give that relevant officer a copy of the appropriate risk assessment referred to in paragraph (5)(a) and an account of the measures referred to in paragraph (5)(b) as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within twenty-four hours of the request. . 26 After regulation 12(1)(a)(i) insert “or”. 27 In regulation 12(1)(a)(ii), for “ten” substitute “fifteen”, for “three” substitute “four” and omit the word “or” which follows it. 28 Omit regulation 12(1)(a)(iii). 29 In regulation 17(3)(b) after “persons referred to in paragraph (a)” insert “(but not including persons dancing at an event to celebrate a wedding or a civil partnership)”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health at 2.30 pm on 10th September 2021 (L.S.) Dr. Naresh Chada A senior officer of the Department of Health