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Health protection - enforcement of regulations Power

URI
http://id.esd.org.uk/power/3593
Description
A local authority may designate a relevant person to take such action as is necessary to enforce any requirement imposed by regulation 4 or 5 of these Regulations.

Regulation 4 being the requirement to close premises and businesses during the emergency.

Regulation 5 being further restrictions and closures during the emergency period.

A relevant person may give a prohibition notice to a person if the relevant person reasonably believes that:
(a) the person is contravening a requirement in regulation 4 or 5, and
(b) it is necessary and proportionate to give the prohibition notice for the purpose of preventing that person from continuing to contravene the requirement.
Modified
15 Jun 2020
Status
Live
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