S.I. No. 413/2020 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 6) Regulations 2020

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. Private Members’ Clubs (howsoever described) where gaming (within the meaning of the

Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956

(No. 2 of 1956)) is carried on exclusively amongst members of the Private Members’ Club and is the primary purpose of such Private Members’ Club.

9. Ice skating rinks.

10. Roller skating rinks.

11. Aquariums.

12. Indoor leisure facilities, including bowling alleys, amusement arcades, dance studios, soft play areas and other indoor children’s play areas.

13. Funfairs, including funfairs within the meaning of the

Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956

(No. 2 of 1956).

14. Amusement halls licensed in accordance with the

Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956

(No. 2 of 1956).

15. Amusement parks and theme parks.

16. Outlets selling food or beverages 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 and which holds no more than 15 people (not including persons engaging in such sale in a professional capacity, in the course of their employment, or in fulfilment of a contract for services) at any one time,

(c) staff canteens operating for the exclusive use of persons working in, or at, a particular premises, or

(d) hotels or similar accommodation services insofar as they sell food or beverages for consumption on the premises by residents of the service.

17. 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, or

(b) their operation is necessary for –

(i) sporting events in accordance with Regulation 9, or

(ii) training events in accordance with Regulation 10.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

6 October, 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 revoke the

Health Act 1947

(Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 5) Regulations (S.I. 352 of 2020), as amended. These Regulations provide for temporary restrictions on a range of indoor and outdoor events and temporary restrictions on access by the public to a range of businesses and services. They also provide for temporary restrictions on travel. The Regulations remain in operation until 28 October 2020.

1 OJ No. L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

9

th October,

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 Transport, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Justice and Equality, and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media,

hereby make the following regulations

PART 1 Preliminary and General

Citation and Commencement