The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020", (S.R. 2020 No. 150) which came into operation at 11.00 pm on 23 July 2020.

The Rule revokes and replaces the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020. It requires the closure of certain businesses, services and premises listed in the Schedule, to protect against the risks to public health arising from coronavirus, except for limited permitted uses. It imposes restrictions on gatherings, both indoor and outdoor, of more than 30 people, which are not permitted to take place except for certain purposes and when the organiser or operator of the gathering undertakes a risk assessment and complies with relevant guidance to limit virus transmission. It also imposes restrictions on gatherings in private dwellings, which outdoors must be no more than 30 people and indoors must be no more than 10 people from no more than 4 different households.

The rule may be purchased from the Stationery office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070, or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr