S.I. No. 452/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2021

1. Nightclubs and discotheques, including those licenced under the

Public Dance Halls Act 1935

(No. 2 of 1935).

2. Outlets selling food or beverages whether on a retail or wholesale basis and whether in a non-specialised or specialised outlet except –

(a) insofar as they sell food or beverages on a takeaway basis or for consumption off the premises,

(b) insofar as they are staff canteens operating for the exclusive use of persons working in, or at, a particular premises,

(c) outlets that provide hotel or other accommodation services to guests, or

(d) outlets that provide food or beverages for consumption on a part of the premises that is wholly outdoors.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

4 September, 2021.

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 amend the

Health Act 1947

(Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (

S.I. No. 217 of 2021

) to remove the regulatory restrictions and penal provisions in a number of areas. The Regulations remain in effect until 9

th

October 2021.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

7

th September,

2021.

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 Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, 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