Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/350), informally known as "the Lockdown Regulations", was a statutory instrument (SI) enacted on 26 March 2020 by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It became the principal delegated English legislation restricting freedom of movement, gatherings, and business closures during the COVID-19 emergency period until its revocation by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 on 4 July 2020.
Statutory Instrument | |
Citation | 2020 No. 350 |
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Introduced by | Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care |
Territorial extent | England |
Dates | |
Made | 26 March 2020 |
Laid before Parliament | 26 March 2020 |
Commencement | 26 March 2020 (2020-03-26) |
Revoked | 4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) |
Other legislation | |
Made under | Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 |
Revoked by | The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 |
Status: Revoked | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
SI 2020/350 gave legal force to some of the 'lockdown' rules that had been announced by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a televised address on 23 March 2020.[1] The SI related to England only; there were separate regulations for Wales,[2] Scotland[3] and Northern Ireland.[4]