Covid-19 (Gathering Control) (Jersey) Order 2020

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Covid-19 (Gathering Control) (Jersey) Order 2020

Article

1             Interpretation. 3

2             Declaration of start and end of gathering control period. 3

3             Gatherings in people’s homes. 3

4             Gatherings in the open air. 4

5                              4

6                              4

7                              4

8                              4

8A                        5

9             Citation and commencement 5

Table of Legislation History. 6

Table of Endnote References. 7

Covid-19 (Gathering Control) (Jersey) Order 2020

1        Interpretation[1]

In this Order –

“construction site” has the same meaning as in the Health and Safety (Management in Construction) (Jersey) Regulations 2016;

“home” means a residential unit, within the meaning of the Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Law 2011, in which a person resides, and includes any associated garden, yard or other outdoor space to which the public do not have access without permission;

“open air”, in relation to a gathering, includes any part of a structure, whether or not with a roof, that is closed on no more than half of its sides;

“workplace” has the same meaning as in Regulation 1(1) of the Covid‑19 (Workplace Restrictions) Regulations 2020.

2        Declaration of start and end of gathering control period[2]

The period during which the gathering control requirements in this Order apply –

(a)     starts on 12th December 2020; and

(b)     ends at the end of 31st July 2021.

3        Gatherings in people’s homes

(1)     A person must not take part in a gathering of more than 20 people in a home that is not that person’s home.[3]

(2)     Paragraph (1) does not apply to a gathering if –

(a)     one or more of the people gathering is a child aged under 5 years of age; and

(b)     there are no more than 20 people of 5 years of age or older who take part in the gathering.[4]

(3)     Paragraph (1) does not apply to a gathering of any number of people –

(a)     in any part of a home if it is for the celebration of a marriage or civil partnership, or for a reception or other event commonly associated with that celebration; or

(b)     in a garden, yard or other outdoor space (whether or not using a marquee or other temporary structure) that has been hired out or booked for hire for use by any person other than the owner or the owner’s family on at least one occasion before 10th May 2021. [5]

4        Gatherings in the open air

(1)     A person must not take part in a gathering in the open air of more than 20 people unless the gathering is a controlled gathering.[6]

(1A)   Paragraph (1) does not apply to a gathering if –

(a)     one or more of the people gathering is a child under 5 years of age; and

(b)     there are no more than 20 people of 5 years of age or older who take part in the gathering.[7]

(2)     Paragraph (1) does not apply to a gathering in –

(a)     a garden, yard or other outdoor space that forms part of a home; or

(b)     a workplace or a construction site.

(3)     In this Article –

“controlled gathering” means a gathering at which a responsible person has taken all reasonable steps to assist in controlling the spread of Covid‑19;

“responsible person” means –

(a)     a person responsible for organising the gathering; or

(b)     an operator or occupier (within the meaning of Regulation 1(1) of the Covid-19 (Workplace Restrictions) (Jersey) Regulations 2020) of the location where the gathering takes place.[8]

(4)     In assessing whether a responsible person has taken all reasonable steps, for the purpose of the definition “controlled gathering”, any guidance published by the Medical Officer of Health as to factors that increase the risk of spread of Covid‑19 in gatherings must be taken into account.[9]

5        [10]

6        [11]

7        [12]

8        [13]

8A     [14]

9        Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Covid-19 (Gathering Control) (Jersey) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after it is made.

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

◦Projets available at statesassembly.gov.je

Table of Endnote References