Public Health Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 17) Regulations 2021. 2 With the exception of those provisions mentioned in paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 12 March 2021. 3 Regulations 3 and 5(6)(c) come into force on 15 March 2021. Amendment of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 2 The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5. Amendment to regulation 2: interpretation 3 In regulation 2 (interpretation)— a in paragraph (1), after the definition of “public procession”, insert— “registered political party” has the meaning given in section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 , , b after paragraph (2), insert— 3 For the purpose of these Regulations, activities are undertaken for election purposes if they are undertaken— a for the purposes of or in connection with— i promoting or procuring electoral success for a registered political party, or ii promoting or procuring a candidate’s election, or b otherwise with a view to influencing how electors vote in an election. . Amendment to schedule 4: Level 3 restrictions 4 For paragraph 15(2)(v) of schedule 4 (Level 3 restrictions) substitute— v undertake exercise or recreation— i outdoors, ii that starts and ends at the same place, which place must be— aa in the local government area in which the person lives, or bb within 5 miles of such local government area, and iii is either undertaken— aa alone, bb with members of the person’s household, cc in a gathering within the meaning of paragraph 11(1)(a), (b) or (c), dd in a gathering within the meaning of paragraph 11(1)(d)(xii) or (xiii), ee in a gathering within the meaning of paragraph 12(1)(a), or ff in a gathering within the meaning of paragraph 12(1)(b), . Amendment to schedule 5: Level 4 restrictions 5 1 Schedule 5 (Level 4 restrictions) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 11(1)(a) (restriction on public gatherings indoors in Level 4 area), for “two” where the word first occurs , substitute “four”. 3 In paragraph 12 (restrictions on public gatherings outdoors in a Level 4 area)— a in sub-paragraph (1)— i for head (a) substitute— a consists of no more than 4 persons from no more than two households, , ii after head (a), insert— b consists of no more than 4 persons from no more than 4 households, who are all under 18 years of age, where at least one person in the gathering has attained 12 years of age, , iii in head (d)— aa after sub-head (xi) insert— xii organised exercise which— aa is not a contact sport, or bb is for persons under 12 years of age, , bb for sub-head (xiii), substitute— xiii an organised activity, which is not a public procession, and which is for persons who are all under 18 years of age, , b in sub-paragraph (3), for “sub-paragraph (1)(d)(xiii)” substitute “sub-paragraph (1)(d)(xii) and (xiii)”. 4 In paragraph 13(1) (restriction on gatherings in private dwellings in a Level 4 area)— a in head (a), for “two persons from different households” substitute “4 persons from no more than 2 households”, b in head (b), insert before sub-head (ii) — i consists of no more than 4 persons from no more than 4 households, who are all under 18 years of age, where at least one person in the gathering has attained 12 years of age, or . 5 In paragraph 16(2) (restrictions on entering Level 4 area: examples of reasonable excuse)— a after head (s) insert— sa participate in or facilitate organised activity, sport or exercise which is for persons under 18 years of age, , b for head (t) substitute— t undertake exercise or recreation— i outdoors, ii that starts and ends at the same place, which place must be— aa in the local government area in which the person lives, or bb within 5 miles of such local government area, and iii is either undertaken— aa alone, bb with members of the person’s household, cc in a gathering within the meaning of paragraph 12(1)(a), (b) or (c), dd in a gathering within the meaning of paragraph 12(1)(d)(xii) or (xiii), ee in a gathering within the meaning of paragraph 13(1)(a), or ff in a gathering within the meaning of paragraph 13(1)(b), . 6 In paragraph 18(2) (requirement to stay at home in Level 4 areas: examples of reasonable excuse)— a after head (s) insert— sa participate in or facilitate organised activity, sport or exercise which is for persons under 18 years of age, , b in head (t)— i in sub-head (iii)(cc), for “paragraph 12(1)(a) or (c)” substitute “paragraph 12(1)(a), (b) or (c)”, ii omit sub-head (iii)(dd), iii in sub-head (iii)(ff), for “paragraph 13(1)(b)(ii)” substitute “paragraph 13(1)(b)(i) or (ii)”, c after head (za) insert— zb undertake activities for election purposes, zc observe an election, including observing voting, opening postal votes or counting votes in an election held in accordance with provision made by or under an Act, and where such observation is in accordance with provision made by or under an Act. . MICHAEL RUSSELL A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh At 11.47 a.m. on 11th March 2021