Coronavirus Bill

Explanatory Notes

Annex A – Territorial extent and application

674 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: Wales)

N

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W)

Clause 4 (Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 5 (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 6 (Emergency registration of social workers: England and Wales)

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y (W)

Clause 7 (Temporary registration of social workers: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N /A

N/A

N /A

Y (S)

Clause 8 (Emergency volunteering leave)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S, NI)

Clause 9 (Compensation for emergency volunteers)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 10 (Temporary modification of mental health and mental capacity legislation)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 11 (Indemnity for health service activity: England and Wales)

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y (W)

Clause 12 (Indemnity for health service activity: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 13 (Indemnity for health and social care activity: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 14 (NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments: England)

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Clause 15 (Local authority care and support)

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y (W)

Clause 16 (Duty of local authority to assess needs: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N /A

N/A

N /A

Y (S)

Clause 17 (Section 15: further provision)

N

N

Y

N

N /A

N/A

N /A

Y (S)

Clause 18 (Registration of deaths and still-births etc)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S, NI)

Clause 19 (Confirmatory medical certificate not required for cremations: England and Wales)

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Clause 20 (Review of cause of death certificates and cremations: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 21 (Modifications of requirements regarding medical certificates for cremations:

Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 22 (Appointment of temporary Judicial Commissioners)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 23 (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 24 (Extension of time limits for retention of finger prints and DNA profiles)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 25 (Power to require information relating to food supply chains)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 26 (Authorities which may require information)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 27 (Restrictions on use and disclosure of information)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 28 (Enforcement of requirement to provide information)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 29 (Meaning of "food supply chain" and related expressions)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 30 (Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: England and Wales)

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Clause 31 (Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 32 (Deaths in custody from natural illness: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 33 (Disapplication etc by Welsh Ministers of DBS provisions)

N

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W)

Clause 34 (Temporary disapplication of disclosure offences: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 35 (Power to reclassify certain disclosure requests: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 36 (Vaccination and Immunisation: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 37 (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 38 (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 39 (Statutory sick pay: funding of employers’ liabilities)

Y

Y

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 40 (Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation)

Y

Y

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 41 (Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers)

Y

Y

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 42 (Statutory sick pay: funding of employers’ liabilities: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 43 (Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 44 (Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 45 (NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: England and Wales)

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Clause 46 (NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 47 (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 48 (Powers to act for the protection of public health: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 49 (Health Protection Regulations: Scotland)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 50 (Power to direct suspension of port operations)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 51 (Powers relating to potentially infectious persons)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 52 (Powers to give directions relating to events, gatherings and premises)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S, NI, W)

Clause 53 (Expansion of availability of live links in criminal proceedings)

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Clause 54 (Expansion of availability of live links in other criminal hearings)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 55 (Public participation in proceedings conducted by video or audio)

Y

Y

In part

In part

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 56 (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 57 (Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 58 (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 59 (Elections and referendums due to be held in England in period after 15 March 2020)

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

Clause 60 (Postponement of elections due to be held on 7 May 2020)

Y

In part

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 61 (Power to postpone certain other elections and referendums)

In part

In part

N

In part

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 62 (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 63 (Power to make further supplementary etc provision)

In part

In part

In part

In part

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 64 (Northern Ireland: timing of canvass and Assembly by-elections)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 65 (Elections due to be held in Wales in period after 15 March 2020)

N

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W)

Clause 66 (Postponement of National Assembly for Wales elections for constituency vacancies)

N

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W)

Clause 67 (Power to postpone local authority elections in Wales for casual vacancies)

N

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W)

Clause 68 (Power to make supplementary etc provision)

N

Y

N

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W)

Clause 69 (Postponement of Scottish Parliament elections for constituency vacancies)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 70 (Postponement of local authority elections in Scotland for casual vacancies)

N

N

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (S)

Clause 71 (Signatures of Treasury Commissioners)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 72 (Power under section 143 of Social Security Administration Act 1992)

Y

Y

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 73 (Power under section 145 of Social Security Administration Act 1992)

Y

Y

Y

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 74 (Power under section 5 of National Insurance Contributions Act 2014)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 75 (Disapplication of limit under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, S, NI)

Clause 76 (HMRC functions)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 77 (Up-rating of Working Tax Credit etc)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

Clause 78 (Local authority meetings)

Y

Y

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (W, NI)

Clause 79 (Extension of BID arrangements: England)

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Clause 80 (Extension of BID arrangements: Northern Ireland)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y(NI)

Clause 81 (Residential tenancies in England and Wales: protection from eviction)

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y (W)

Clause 82 (Business tenancies in England and Wales: protection from forfeiture etc)

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y (W)

Clause 83 (Business tenancies in Northern Ireland: protection from forfeiture etc)

N

N

N

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y (NI)

Clause 84 (Postponement of General Synod elections)

Y

N

N

N

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.

 

24th March 2020