S.I. No. 560/2020 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 9) Regulations 2020

1. Theatres and concert halls.

2. Circuses.

3. Nightclubs and discotheques, including those licenced under the

Public Dance Halls Act 1935

(No. 2 of 1935).

4. Bingo halls, other than outdoor bingo at which persons attending do so in motor vehicles and remain in the vehicles without exiting the motor vehicles for the duration of such attendance.

5. 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.

6. Ice skating rinks.

7. Roller skating rinks.

8. Aquariums.

9. Indoor leisure facilities, including dance studios, gyms and swimming pools, other than insofar as they provide facilities for use by persons taking exercise on an individual basis.

10. Bowling alleys, amusement arcades, soft play areas and other indoor children’s play areas.

11. Funfairs, including funfairs within the meaning of the

Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956

(No. 2 of 1956) (other than insofar as such funfairs operate outdoors).

12. Amusement halls licensed in accordance with the

Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956

(No. 2 of 1956).

13. Amusement parks and theme parks (other than insofar as such parks operate outdoors).

14. 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 9(2) or 10(3), or

(c) their operation is necessary for the purposes of organising a sporting event or a training event in accordance with Regulation 9 or 10, or for holding such an event.

15. Any business or service that is selling or supplying intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises and that, but for Regulation 12, is otherwise permitted by law to do so, other than where (and without prejudice to the generality of subparagraph (3)(b) of that Regulation) such intoxicating liquor is -

(a) ordered by or on behalf of the member of the public being permitted, or otherwise granted, access to the premises, at the same time as a substantial meal is so ordered, during the meal or after the meal has ended, and

(b) consumed by that member during the meal or after the meal has ended.

16. Licenced premises other than insofar as they sell food or beverages on a takeaway basis or for consumption off the premises.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 November, 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 an easing of temporary restrictions on travel, an easing of temporary restrictions on outdoor events and an easing of temporary restrictions on access by the public to a range of businesses and services. The Regulations remain in operation until 31 January 2021.

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

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

4

th December,

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 Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Justice, and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media,

hereby make the following regulations

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Citation, commencement and operation