UK Statutory Instrument SI 2020/1549 England

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) Regulations 2020

Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 3 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator1 Any Person1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.005 Provider requirements Regulated
  • Be accredited to the relevant ISO standard for coronavirus testing servicesOperator
s.007 Offence and penalties Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with COVID-19 testing requirementsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.008 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review regulations' effectiveness within 6 monthsCrown / Minister / Government department
5 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and application
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Applicable tests
s.004 Test requirements
s.006 UKAS accreditation

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