imposition of any restrictions or requirements under regulation 5, impose on P a requirement to be detained until the later of— 

(a) the end of the period of 48 hours beginning with the time from which P’s detention under this regulation begins; 

(b) such time as any screening requirements imposed on or in relation to P under regulation 5(1) have been complied with and the assessment referred to in that regulation carried out in relation to P. 

(2) Condition A is that— 

(a) the Secretary of State or a registered public health consultant has reasonable grounds to believe that P is, or may be, infected or contaminated with Coronavirus; and 

(b) the Secretary of State or a registered public health consultant considers that there is a risk that P might infect or contaminate others. 

(3) Condition B is that P— 

(a) has arrived in England on an aircraft, ship or train from outside the United Kingdom, whether directly or via Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales; and 

(b) has left, or the Secretary of State or a registered public health consultant has reasonable grounds to believe P has left, an infected area within the 14 day period immediately preceding the date of P’s arrival in England. 

(4) Where a special restriction or requirement is imposed under this regulation, the person imposing the restriction or requirement must express it to be contingent on the incidence or transmission of Coronavirus constituting a serious and imminent threat to public health as referred to in regulation 3. 

## Imposition of restrictions and requirements 

5. —(1) Where Condition A or B (set out in regulation 4) is met in relation to a person (“P”), the Secretary of State or a registered public health consultant may— 

(a) (orally or in writing) impose on or in relation to P one or more screening requirements to inform an assessment, by the Secretary of State or a registered public health consultant, of whether P presents or could present a risk of infecting or contaminating others; 

(b) carry out such an assessment in relation to P; and 

(c) following such an assessment, (orally or in writing) impose on or in relation to P any other restriction or requirement which the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, a registered public health consultant considers necessary for the purposes of removing or reducing the risk referred to in sub-paragraph (a), including a special restriction or requirement( a ). 

(2) A decision to impose a restriction or requirement under paragraph (1) may only be taken if the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, registered public health consultant considers, when taking the decision, that the restriction or requirement is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by imposing it. 

(3) A restriction or requirement imposed under paragraph (1)— 

(a) by the Secretary of State may be varied (orally or in writing) by the Secretary of State; 

(b) by a registered public health consultant may be varied (orally or in writing) by the Secretary of State or a registered public health consultant. 

(4) Where a restriction or requirement under paragraph (1)(c) is imposed on or in relation to a child, a person who is a responsible adult in relation to the child must secure that the child complies with the restriction or requirement, insofar as that person is reasonably able to do so. 

