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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2022 No. 157

Public Health: Northern Ireland

The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Powers to Act for the Protection of Public Health) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022

Laid before the Assembly in draft

Made

at 3.30 p.m. on 23rd March 2022

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

The Department of Health(1), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 90(2) of the Coronavirus Act 2020(2), makes the following Order.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Powers to Act for the Protection of Public Health) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 and shall come into operation at the time it is made.

Alteration of expiry date

2.  Section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 do not expire at the time when they would otherwise expire and expire instead on 24th September 2022.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health at 3.30 pm on 23rd March 2022

(L.S.)

Robin Swann MLA

Minister of Health

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This order extends the expiry date of section 48 of, and Schedule 18 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 to 24 September 2022.

(1)

Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)