In accordance with Regulation 1(1) these Regulations came into force immediately after they were made at 06:50 on 10th February 2020.

In accordance with Regulation 3, the Department of Health gives notice that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has declared that the incidence or transmission of novel Coronavirus constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health, and the measures outlined in these regulations are considered as an effective means of delaying or preventing further transmission of the virus.

In accordance with Regulation 2, the Department of Health gives notice that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has designated Arrowe Park Hospital and Kents Hill Park as an “isolation” facility and Wuhan and Hubei province as an “infected area”.

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Digital copies of the Regulations can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/129/contents/made