S.I. No. 296/2020 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A

1. Cosmetic nail care or nail styling.

2. Hair care or hair styling.

3. Tattoo and piercing services.

4. Travel agents and tour operators.

5. Laundries and dry cleaners.

6. Licensed bookmakers (within the meaning of the

Betting Act 1931

(No. 27 of 1931)).

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 require the wearing of face coverings in certain premises. A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, enter or remain in a premises where goods are sold directly to the public or a premises set out in the Schedule to the Regulations, without wearing a face covering.

The Regulations do not apply to children aged under 13 years.

7. Museums.

Part B

Specified Services and Businesses

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 Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Minister for Justice and Equality,

hereby make the following regulations

Citation and commencement