The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020", (S.R. 2020 No. 202) which came into operation on 23 September 2020.

This rule amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 to make requirements regarding music and dancing and the making of a risk assessment at venues where alcohol may be consumed, to make requirements regarding seating and consumption of food and drink at such venues and to make requirements regarding the collection and sharing of visitor information by such venues. The rule also makes it an offence for a person to organise or operate a gathering not complying with the conditions in regulation 5 and to require a person who organises or operates a gathering to provide a risk assessment and an account of measures taken to a relevant person. Certain regulations on gatherings are amended so that the numbers permitted to participate do not include children aged 12 or under.

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