THE CORONAVIRUS BILL IN FULL

The Coronavirus Bill has now been published.  A post earlier today   gave details of  what the bill.   We will be reviewing the Bill in detail on this site in the near future.  There are links here to all the provisions of the Bill in its current draft.

 

CONTENTS

1. Part 1

   Main provisions

   1. Interpretation

      1. 1.Meaning of “coronavirus” and related terminology

   2. Emergency registration of health professionals

      1. 2.Emergency registration of nurses and other health and care professionals

      2. 3.Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners: Scotland

      3. 4.Emergency registration of and extension of prescribing powers for
         pharmaceutical chemists: Northern Ireland

   3. Temporary registration of social workers

      1. 5.Emergency registration of social workers

      2. 6.Temporary registration of social workers: Scotland

   4. Emergency volunteers

      1. 7.Emergency volunteering leave

      2. 8.Compensation for emergency volunteers

   5. Mental health and mental capacity

      1. 9.Temporary modification of mental health and mental capacity legislation

   6. Health service indemnification

      1. 10.Indemnity for health service activity: England and Wales

      2. 11.Indemnity for health service activity: Scotland

      3. 12.Indemnity for health and social care activity: Northern Ireland

   7. NHS and local authority care and support

      1. 13.NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments: England

      2. 14.Local authority care and support

      3. 15.Duty of local authority to assess needs: Scotland

      4. 16.Section 15: further provision

   8. Registration of deaths and still-births etc

      1. 17.Registration of deaths and still-births etc

      2. 18.Confirmatory medical certificate not required for cremations: England and
         Wales

      3. 19.Review of cause of death certificates and cremations: Scotland

      4. 20.Modifications of requirements regarding medical certificates for cremations:
         Northern Ireland

   9. Investigatory powers

      1. 21.Appointment of temporary Judicial Commissioners

      2. 22.Time limits in relation to urgent warrants etc under Investigatory Powers Act

   10. Food supply

       1. 23.Power to require information relating to food supply chains

       2. 24.Authorities which may require information

       3. 25.Restrictions on use and disclosure of information

       4. 26.Enforcement of requirement to provide information

       5. 27.Meaning of “food supply chain” and related expressions

   11. Inquests

       1. 28.Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: England and Wales

       2. 29.Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: Northern Ireland

       3. 30.Deaths in custody from natural illness: Northern Ireland

   12. Disclosure: Wales

       1. 31.Disapplication etc by Welsh Ministers of DBS provisions

   13. Disclosure: Scotland

       1. 32.Temporary disapplication of disclosure offences: Scotland

       2. 33.Power to reclassify certain disclosure requests: Scotland

   14. Vaccinations: Scotland

       1. 34.Vaccination and immunisation: Scotland

   15. Schools, childcare providers etc

       1. 35.Temporary closure of educational institutions and childcare premises

       2. 36.Temporary continuity: education, training and childcare

   16. Statutory sick pay

       1. 37.Statutory sick pay: funding of employers’ liabilities

       2. 38.Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation

       3. 39.Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers

       4. 40.Statutory sick pay: funding of employers’ liabilities: Northern Ireland

       5. 41.Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation: Northern
          Ireland

       6. 42.Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers: Northern
          Ireland

   17. Pensions

       1. 43.NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: England
          and Wales

       2. 44.NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Scotland

       3. 45.Health and social care pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return
          to work: Northern Ireland

   18. Protection of public health

       1. 46.Powers to act for the protection of public health: Northern Ireland

       2. 47.Health protection regulations: Scotland

   19. Powers to direct suspension of port operations

       1. 48.Power to suspend port operations

   20. Powers relating to potentially infectious persons

       1. 49.Powers relating to potentially infectious persons

   21. Powers relating to events, gatherings and premises

       1. 50.Powers to issue directions relating to events, gatherings and premises

   22. Courts and tribunals: use of video and audio technology

       1. 51.Expansion of availability of live links in criminal proceedings

       2. 52.Expansion of availability of live links in other criminal hearings

       3. 53.Public participation in proceedings conducted by video or audio

       4. 54.Live links in magistrates’ court appeals against requirements or restrictions
          imposed on a potentially infectious person

       5. 55.Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland

   23. Powers in relation to bodies

       1. 56.Powers in relation to transportation, storage and disposal of dead bodies etc

   24. Postponement of elections, referendums, recall petitions and canvass

       1. 57.Postponement of elections due to be held on 7 May 2020

       2. 58.Power to postpone certain other elections and referendums

       3. 59.Power to postpone a recall petition under the Recall of MPs Act 2015

       4. 60.Power to make supplementary etc provision

       5. 61.Northern Ireland: timing of canvass and Assembly by-elections

   25. Postponement of elections: Wales

       1. 62.Postponement of National Assembly for Wales elections for constituency
          vacancies

       2. 63.Power to postpone local authority elections in Wales for casual vacancies

       3. 64.Power to make supplementary etc provision

   26. Postponement of elections: Scotland

       1. 65.Postponement of Scottish Parliament elections for constituency vacancies

       2. 66.Postponement of local authority elections in Scotland for casual vacancies

   27. Other administrative requirements

       1. 67.Signatures of Treasury Commissioners

   28. National Insurance Contributions

       1. 68.Exercise of section 143 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992

       2. 69.Exercise of section 145 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992

       3. 70.Exercise of section 5 of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014

2. Part 2

   Final provisions

   1. 71.Interpretation

   2. 72.Financial provision

   3. 73.Commencement

   4. 74.Power to suspend and revive provisions of this Act

   5. 75.Expiry

   6. 76.Power to alter expiry date

   7. 77.Power to amend Act in consequence of amendments to subordinate
      legislation

   8. 78.Power to make consequential modifications

   9. 79.Procedure for certain regulations made by a Minister of the Crown

   10. 80.Procedure for certain regulations made by the Welsh Ministers

   11. 81.Procedure for certain regulations made by the Scottish Ministers

   12. 82.Procedure for certain orders made by a Northern Ireland department

   13. 83.Reports by Secretary of State on status of non-devolved provisions of this Act

   14. 84.Parliamentary consideration of status of non-devolved provisions of this Act

   15. 85.Extent

   16. 86.Extension to the Isle of Man

   17. 87.Short title

3. 1. Schedule 1

      Emergency registration of nurses and other health and care
      professionals

   2. Schedule 2

      Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners:
      Scotland

   3. Schedule 3

      Emergency registration of pharmaceutical chemists and
      extension of prescribing powers: Northern Ireland

   4. Schedule 4

      Emergency registration of social workers: England and Wales

   5. Schedule 5

      Temporary registration of social workers: Scotland

   6. Schedule 6

      Emergency volunteering leave

      1. Part 1

         Entitlement to emergency volunteering leave

      2. Part 2

         Effect of taking emergency volunteering leave

      3. Part 3

         Modifications of Employment Rights Act 1996

      4. Part 4

         Modifications of Employment Rights (Northern Ireland)
         Order 1996

      5. Part 5

         General

   7. Schedule 7

      Mental health: England and Wales

      1. Part 1

         Introductory provision etc

      2. Part 2

         Modifications of the Mental Health Act 1983

      3. Part 3

         Transitional provision

   8. Schedule 8

      Mental health: Scotland

      1. Part 1

         Introductory provision etc

      2. Part 2

         Modifications of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment)
         (Scotland) Act 2003

      3. Part 3

         Modifications of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995

      4. Part 4

         Modifications of subordinate legislation

   9. Schedule 9

      Mental health: Northern Ireland

      1. Part 1

         Introductory provision etc

      2. Part 2

         Modifications of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order
         1986

      3. Part 3

         Transitional provision

      4. Part 4

         Review of operation of certain provisions of this Schedule

   10. Schedule 10

       Mental capacity: Northern Ireland

       1. Part 1

          Introductory provision etc

       2. Part 2

          Modifications of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland)
          2016

       3. Part 3

          Transitional provision

       4. Part 4

          Review of operation of certain provisions of this Schedule

   11. Schedule 11

       Local authority care and support

       1. Part 1

          Powers and duties of local authorities in England

       2. Part 2

          Powers and duties of local authorities in Wales

   12. Schedule 12

       Registration of deaths and still-births

       1. Part 1

          England and Wales

       2. Part 2

          Scotland

       3. Part 3

          Northern Ireland

   13. Schedule 13

       Review of medical certificates of cause of death and
       cremations: Scotland

       1. Part 1

          Review of medical certificates of cause of death

       2. Part 2

          Cremations

   14. Schedule 14

       Information relating to food supply chains: financial penalties

   15. Schedule 15

       Temporary closure of educational institutions and childcare
       premises

       1. Part 1

          England and Wales

       2. Part 2

          Scotland

       3. Part 3

          Northern Ireland

   16. Schedule 16

       Temporary continuity directions etc: education, training and
       childcare

       1. Part 1

          England and Wales

       2. Part 2

          Scotland

       3. Part 3

          Northern Ireland

   17. Schedule 17

       Powers to act for the protection of public health: Northern
       Ireland

   18. Schedule 18

       Health protection regulations: Scotland

   19. Schedule 19

       Power to suspend relevant port operations

   20. Schedule 20

       Powers relating to potentially infectious persons

       1. Part 1

          Overview and interpretation

       2. Part 2

          Powers relating to potentially infectious persons in England

       3. Part 3

          Powers relating to potentially infectious persons in Scotland

       4. Part 4

          Powers relating to potentially infectious persons in Wales

       5. Part 5

          Powers relating to potentially infectious persons in Northern
          Ireland

   21. Schedule 21

       Powers to issue directions relating to events, gatherings and
       premises

       1. Part 1

          General

       2. Part 2

          Powers relating to events, gatherings and premises in England

       3. Part 3

          Powers relating to events, gatherings and premises in Scotland

       4. Part 4

          Powers relating to events, gatherings and premises in Wales

       5. Part 5

          Powers relating to events, gatherings and premises in
          Northern Ireland

   22. Schedule 22

       Live links in criminal proceedings

       1. Part 1

          Expansion of powers under the Criminal Justice Act 2003

       2. Part 2

          Other amendments

   23. Schedule 23

       Live links in other criminal hearings

       1. Part 1

          Expansion of powers under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998

       2. Part 2

          Other amendments

   24. Schedule 24

       Public participation in proceedings conducted by video or
       audio

   25. Schedule 25

       Live links in certain magistrates’ court proceedings

   26. Schedule 26

       Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland

       1. Part 1

          Powers of courts and tribunals to direct use of live links

       2. Part 2

          Public participation in proceedings where live links used

       3. Part 3

          Availability of live links in certain magistrates’ court
          proceedings in Northern Ireland

   27. Schedule 27

       Transportation, storage and disposal of dead bodies etc

       1. Part 1

          Information about capacity

       2. Part 2

          Directions and other measures to address lack of capacity

       3. Part 3

          Power to direct local authorities etc

       4. Part 4

          Interpretation

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