The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No.20) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021", (S.R. 2021 No. 334), which come into operation on 9 December 2021

This rule amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 by making a number of amendments. These include the removing the definition of active period, changing the required time frame for a negative Rapid Antigen Test from 48 hours to the day of, or day before, the relevant time, removing the requirement to provide photographic ID if the evidence provided includes a photo and rewording Regulation 16E to ensure greater clarity. Further minor changes have been made the wording on who is responsible for a relevant premises or event, the system a responsible person must have in place, and the enforcement of this. Some further minor changes have been made to other wording. None of the changes in this Amendment offer any substantive policy changes and are minor changes.

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