The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020", (S.R. 2020 No. 71) which came into operation at 11.00 pm on 24th April 2020.

The Rule amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, to remove the requirement to close burial grounds to members of the public, to impose a duty on a person who is responsible for a burial ground to take all reasonable measures to ensure that a distance of at least two members is maintained between every person at the burial ground, except between members of the same household, to include the need to visit a burial ground to pay respects to a member of the person’s household, family member or friend as a reasonable excuse for a person to leave the place where they are living. The regulations are also amended to clarify the circumstances in which a person may leave the place where they are living to take exercise.

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