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Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 45R of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c.22), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the instrument is made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days. 

# PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND 

# 2020 No. 129 

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 

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Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1) 

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45B, 45C, 45F and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984( a ). 

In accordance with section 45R of that Act the Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make this instrument without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament. 

## Citation, commencement and application 

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 and come into force immediately after they are made. 

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only. 

## Interpretation 

2. —(1) In these Regulations— 

“the 1984 Act” means the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984; 

“child” means a person under the age of 18 years; 

“Coronavirus” means the virus known as “Wuhan novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”; 

“infected area” means any area (including a country) which the Secretary of State has declared, by notice published on www.gov.uk, as an area where there is known or thought to be sustained human-to-human transmission of Coronavirus, or from which there is a high risk of importation of infection or contamination (with Coronavirus) via travel from that area to the UK; 

