Coronavirus Act 2020

Cited authorities 584

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Amendments 73

Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	2020 c. 7

Contenidos

Coronavirus Act 2020
PART 1: Main provisions

Interpretation

1: Meaning of “coronavirus” and related terminology

Emergency registration of health professionals

2: Emergency registration of nurses and other health and care professionals: Schedule 1 contains temporary modifications of—
3: Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners: Wales
4: Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners: Scotland
5: Emergency registration of and extension of prescribing powers for pharmaceutical chemists: Northern Ireland

Temporary registration of social workers

6: Emergency registration of social workers: England and Wales: Schedule 5 contains temporary modifications of—
7: Temporary registration of social workers: Scotland

Emergency volunteers

8: Emergency volunteering leave
9: Compensation for emergency volunteers

Mental health and mental capacity

10: Temporary modification of mental health and mental capacity legislation

Health service indemnification

11: Indemnity for health service activity: England and Wales
12: Indemnity for health service activity: Scotland
13: Indemnity for health and social care activity: Northern Ireland

NHS and local authority care and support

14: NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments: England
15: Local authority care and support
16: Duty of local authority to assess needs: Scotland
17: Section 16: further provision

Registration of deaths and still-births etc

18: Registration of deaths and still-births etc
19: Confirmatory medical certificate not required for cremations: England and Wales
20: Review of cause of death certificates and cremations: Scotland
21: Modifications of requirements regarding medical certificates for cremations: Northern Ireland

Investigatory powers

22: Appointment of temporary Judicial Commissioners
23: Time limits in relation to urgent warrants etc under Investigatory Powers Act

Fingerprints and DNA profiles

24: Extension of time limits for retention of fingerprints and DNA profiles

Food supply

25: Power to require information relating to food supply chains
26: Authorities which may require information
27: Restrictions on use and disclosure of information
28: Enforcement of requirement to provide information
29: Meaning of “food supply chain” and related expressions

Inquests

30: Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: England and Wales
31: Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: Northern Ireland
32: Deaths in custody from natural illness: Northern Ireland

Disclosure: Wales

33: Disapplication etc by Welsh Ministers of DBS provisions

Disclosure: Scotland

34: Temporary disapplication of disclosure offences: Scotland
35: Power to reclassify certain disclosure requests: Scotland

Vaccinations: Scotland

36: Vaccination and immunisation: Scotland

Schools, childcare providers etc

37: Temporary closure of educational institutions and childcare premises
38: Temporary continuity: education, training and childcare

Statutory sick pay

39: Statutory sick pay: funding of employers' liabilities
40: Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation
41: Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers
42: Statutory sick pay: funding of employers' liabilities: Northern Ireland
43: Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation: Northern Ireland
44: Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers: Northern Ireland

Pensions

45: NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: England and Wales
46: NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Scotland
47: Health and social care pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Northern Ireland

Protection of public health

48: Powers to act for the protection of public health: Northern Ireland
49: Health protection regulations: Scotland

Power to suspend port operations

50: Power to suspend port operations

Powers relating to potentially infectious persons

51: Powers relating to potentially infectious persons

Powers relating to events, gatherings and premises

52: Powers to issue directions relating to events, gatherings and premises

Courts and tribunals: use of video and audio technology

53: Expansion of availability of live links in criminal proceedings
54: Expansion of availability of live links in other criminal hearings
55: Public participation in proceedings conducted by video or audio
56: Live links in magistrates' court appeals against requirements or restrictions imposed on a potentially infectious person
57: Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland

Powers in relation to bodies

58: Powers in relation to transportation, storage and disposal of dead bodies etc

Postponement of elections, referendums, recall petitions and canvass

59: Elections and referendums due to be held in England in period after 15 March 2020
60: Postponement of elections due to be held on 7 May 2020
61: Power to postpone certain other elections and referendums
62: Power to postpone a recall petition under the Recall of MPs Act 2015
63: Power to make supplementary etc provision
64: Northern Ireland: timing of canvass and Assembly by-elections

Postponement of elections: Wales

65: Elections due to be held in Wales in period after 15 March 2020
66: Postponement of National Assembly for Wales elections for constituency vacancies
67: Power to postpone local authority elections in Wales for casual vacancies
68: Power to make supplementary etc provision

Postponement of elections: Scotland

69: Postponement of Scottish Parliament elections for constituency vacancies
70: Postponement of local authority elections in Scotland for casual vacancies

Other administrative requirements

71: Signatures of Treasury Commissioners

National Insurance Contributions

72: Power under section 143 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992
73: Power under section 145 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992
74: Power under section 5 of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014

Financial assistance for industry

75: Disapplication of limit under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982

HMRC functions

76: HMRC functions

Up-rating of working tax credit etc

77: Up-rating of working tax credit etc

Local authority meetings

78: Local authority meetings

Business improvement districts

79: Extension of BID arrangements: England
80: Extension of BID arrangements: Northern Ireland

Residential tenancies: protection from eviction

81: Residential tenancies in England and Wales: protection from eviction

Business tenancies: protection from forfeiture etc

82: Business tenancies in England and Wales: protection from forfeiture etc
83: Business tenancies in Northern Ireland: protection from forfeiture etc

General Synod of the Church of England

84: Postponement of General Synod elections

PART 2: Final provisions

85: Interpretation
86: Financial provision

87: Commencement

88: Power to suspend and revive provisions of this Act

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