CORONAVIRUS Bill

Explanatory Notes

Annex A - Territorial extent and application

550 The entries in this table summarise the position for the clauses in the Bill. The entries do not necessarily represent the position for all sub-clauses and it may be that only part of a clause (as opposed to the entire clause) engages the legislative consent process in one or more of the devolved legislatures.

Provision

Extends to E & W and applies to England?

Extends to E & W and applies to Wales?

Extends and applies to Scotland?

Extends and applies to Northern Ireland?

Would corresponding provision be within the competence of the National Assembly for Wales?

Would corresponding provision be within the competence of the Scottish Parliament?

Would corresponding provision be within the competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly?

Legislative Consent Motion engaged?

Clause 1 (Meaning of "coronavirus" and related terminology)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 2 (Emergency registration of nurses and other health and care professionals)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S, NI)

Clause 3 (Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 4 (Emergency registration of and extension of prescribing powers for

pharmaceutical chemists: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 5 (Emergency registration of social workers)

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y (W)

Clause 6 (Emergency registration of social workers: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N /A

N/A

N /A

Y (S)

Clause 7 (Emergency volunteering leave)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S, NI)

Clause 8 (Compensation for emergency volunteers)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 9 (Temporary modification of mental health and mental capacity legislation)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 10 (Indemnity for health service activity: England and Wales)

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y (W)

Clause 11 (Indemnity for pandemic-related health service activity: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 12 (Indemnity for health and social care activity: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 13 (NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments: England)

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Clause 14 (Local authority care and support)

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y (W)

Clause 15 (Duty of local authority to assess needs: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N /A

N/A

N /A

Y (S)

Clause 16 (Section 15: further provision)

N

N

Y

N

N /A

N/A

N /A

Y (S)

Clause 17 (Registration of deaths and still-births etc)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S, NI)

Clause 18 (Confirmatory medical certificate not required for cremations: England and

Wales)

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Clause 19 (Review of cause of death certificates and cremations: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 20 (Modifications of requirements regarding medical certificates for cremations:

Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 21 (Appointment of temporary Judicial Commissioners)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 22 (Time limits in relation to urgent warrants etc under Investigatory Powers Act)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 23 (Power to require information relating to food supply chains)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 24 (Authorities which may require information)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 25 (Restrictions on use and disclosure of information)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 26 (Enforcement of requirement to provide information)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 27 (Meaning of "food supply chain" and related expressions)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 28 (Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: England and Wales)

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Clause 29 (Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 30 (Deaths in custody from natural illness: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 31 (Disapplication etc by Welsh Ministers of DBS provisions)

N

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W)

Clause 32 (Temporary disapplication of disclosure offences: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 33 (Power to reclassify certain disclosure requests: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 34 (Vaccination and Immunisation: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 35 (Temporary closure of educational institutions and childcare premises)

In part

In part

In part

In part

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 36 (Temporary continuity: education, training and childcare)

In part

In part

in part

In part

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 37 (Statutory sick pay: funding of employers’ liabilities)

Y

Y

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 38 (Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation)

Y

Y

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 39 (Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers)

Y

Y

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 40 (Statutory sick pay: funding of employers’ liabilities: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 41 (Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation: Northern

Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 42 (Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers: Northern

Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 43 (NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: England

and Wales)

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Clause 44 (NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 45 (Health and social care pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return

to work: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 46 (Powers to act for the protection of public health: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 47 (Health Protection Regulations: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 48 (Power to direct suspension of port operations)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 49 (Powers relating to potentially infectious persons)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 50 (Powers to give directions relating to events, gatherings and premises)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S, NI)

Clause 51 (Expansion of availability of live links in criminal proceedings)

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Clause 52 (Expansion of availability of live links in other criminal hearings)

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Clause 53 (Public participation in proceedings conducted by video or audio)

Y

Y

In part

In part

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 54 (Live links in magistrates’ court appeals against requirements or restrictions

imposed on a potentially infectious person)

Y

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 55 (Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 56 (Powers in relation to transport, storage and disposal of dead bodies etc)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 57 (Postponement of elections [and referendums] due to be held on 7 May 2020)

Y

In part

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 58 (Power to postpone certain other elections and referendums)

In part

In part

N

In part

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 59 (Power to postpone a recall petition under the Recall of MPs Act 2015)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 60 (Power to make further supplementary etc provision)

In part

In part

N

In part

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 61 (Northern Ireland: timing of canvass and Assembly by-elections)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 62 (Postponement of National Assembly for Wales elections for constituency vacancies)

N

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W)

Clause 63 (Power to postpone local authority elections in Wales for casual vacancies)

N

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W)

Clause 64 (Power to make supplementary etc provision)

N

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W)

Clause 65 (Postponement of Scottish Parliament elections for constituency vacancies)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 66 (Postponement of local authority elections for casual vacancies)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 67 (Signatures of Treasury Commissioners)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 68 (Exercise of section 143 of Social Security Administration Act 1992)

Y

Y

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 69 (Exercise of section 145 of Social Security Administration Act 1992)

Y

Y

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 70 (Exercise of section 5 of National Insurance Contributions Act 2014)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Part 2*

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S, W, NI)

*These entries summarise the position for Part 2 and do not necessarily represent the position for all clauses in that Part.

 

Prepared 18th March 2020