Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings on Public Transport) Regulations 2020
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR SI 244/2020 |
Year | 2020 |
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th July, 2020. |
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 Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Minister for Justice and Equality, |
hereby make the following regulations: |
Citation and commencement |
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings on Public Transport) Regulations 2020. |
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 13th day of July 2020. |
Operation of Regulations |
2. These Regulations shall remain in operation until the 5th day of October 2020. |
Definitions |
3. In these Regulations - |
“Act of 2008” means the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (No. 15 of 2008); |
“face covering” means a covering of any type which when worn by a person covers the person’s nose and mouth; |
“public passenger transport service” has the same meaning it has in the Act of 2008; |
“public transport operator” has the same meaning it has in the Act of 2008; |
“public transport vehicle” means a vehicle by means of which a public passenger transport service is provided; |
“reasonable excuse” shall be construed in accordance with Regulation 6; |
“relevant geographical location” means a geographical location to which an affected areas order applies; |
“relevant person” has the meaning assigned to it by Regulation 4; |
“travel by public transport vehicle” includes boarding a public transport vehicle. |
Relevant person |
4. The following persons (each of whom, in these Regulations, is referred to as a “relevant person”) are specified as relevant persons for the purposes of these Regulations: |
(a) any officer, employee or agent of a public transport operator who is – |
(i) in, on, or boarding a public transport vehicle owned or operated by that operator, and |
(ii) acting in the course of his or her duty as such officer, employee or agent in connection with the provision of a public passenger transport service on behalf of that operator; |
(b) any officer, employee or agent of the National Transport Authority who is – |
(i) in, on, or boarding a public transport vehicle owned or operated by a public transport operator, and |
(ii) acting in the course of his or her duty as such officer, employee or agent of the National Transport Authority. |
Requirement to wear face covering when travelling by public transport |
5. (1) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, travel by public transport vehicle within a relevant geographical location... |
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