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S.I. No. 295/2020 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A
Table of Provisions (23)
Statutory Text (23 Articles)
1. Cinemas, other than outdoor cinemas at which persons attending a screening do so in motor vehicles and remain in the vehicles without exiting the motor vehicles for the duration of such attendance.
2. Theatres and concert halls.
3. Museums.
4. Art galleries, other than privately-owned art galleries offering artworks for sale.
5. Circuses.
6. Nightclubs and discotheques, including those licenced under the
Public Dance Halls Act 1935
(No. 2 of 1935).
7. Bingo halls.
8. Casinos and Private Members’ Clubs at which gambling activities are carried out.
9. Licensed bookmakers (within the meaning of the
Betting Act 1931
(No. 27 of 1931)).
10. Ice skating rinks.
11. Roller skating rinks.
12. Aquariums.
13. Indoor leisure facilities, including bowling alleys, amusement arcades, dance studios, soft play areas and other indoor children’s play areas.
14. The following facilities, other than insofar as they are necessary for athletic use and training by persons specified in Regulation 6(3), or the coaching and support personnel of such persons
(
a
) swimming pools (whether indoor or outdoor);
(
b
) indoor fitness facilities;
(
c
) indoor gymnasiums;
(
d
) indoor sports facilities.
15. Funfairs, including funfairs within the meaning of the
Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956
(No. 2 of 1956).
16. Amusement halls licensed in accordance with the
Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956
(No. 2 of 1956).
17. Amusement parks and theme parks.
18. Hotels or similar accommodation services, other than insofar as they are providing –
(
a
) essential accommodation (including accommodation for homeless persons and persons in direct provision and persons who are unable to reside in their usual place of residence due to reasons related to the spread of Covid-19 or otherwise),
(
b
) accommodation for a person that is necessary for the purposes of his or her work or employment,
(
c
) accommodation for a person that is necessary to permit or enable him or her to attend a funeral,
(
d
) accommodation for a person that is necessary to permit or enable him or her to fulfil legal obligations,
(
e
) accommodation for a person that is necessary to permit or enable him or her to receive medical or dental treatment,
(
f
) accommodation for a person that is necessary for vital family reasons, or
(
g
) accommodation which was being provided at the time of the coming into operation of these Regulations, for the remainder of the period of time for which such accommodation was booked, providing that the provision of such accommodation is continuous.
19. Outlets selling food or beverages (including an outlet in relation to which an on-licence (within the meaning of the
Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018
(No. 24 of 2018) applies) whether on a retail or wholesale basis and whether in a non-specialised or specialised outlet, other than –
(
a
) insofar as they sell food or beverages on a takeaway basis or for consumption off the premises,
(
b
) insofar as they sell food or beverages for consumption in an area of part of the premises the entirety of which is situated outdoors, or
(
c
) staff canteens operating for the exclusive use of persons working in, or at, a particular premises.
20. Auctions, other than livestock marts (within the meaning of the Animal Health and Welfare (Livestock Marts) Regulations 2018 (
S.I. No. 128 of 2018
)).
21. Racecourses.
22. Sports stadiums, campuses and sports training facilities other than insofar as –
(
a
) they are available free of charge for informal and recreational use by members of the public,
(
b
) their operation is necessary for athletic use and training by persons specified in Regulation 6(3) or by the coaching and support personnel of such persons, or
(
c
) their operation is necessary for the purposes of organising an outdoor event for sporting or educational reasons in accordance with Regulation 6, or for holding such an event.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
8 August, 2020.
STEPHEN DONNELLY,
Minister for Health.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(
This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.
)
These Regulations provide for certain temporary restrictions in County Kildare, County Laois and County Offaly because of Covid-19. The Regulations remain in operation until 23 August 2020.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of
11
th August,
2020.
I, Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 and 31A (inserted by
section 10
of the
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020
(No. 1 of 2020)) of the
Health Act 1947
(No. 28 of 1947) and -
(
a
) having regard to the immediate, exceptional and manifest risk posed to human life and public health by the spread of Covid-19 and to the matters specified in subsection (2) of section 31A, and
(
b
) having consulted with the Minister for Justice and Equality,
hereby make the following regulations
Citation and commencement