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Regulate
the wearing of certain face coverings; and for connected purposes. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Regulation
of face coverings |
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(1) |
Subject to the exemptions
in subsection (3), a person wearing a garment or |
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other object intended by
the wearer as its primary purpose to obscure the face |
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in a public place shall be
guilty of an offence. |
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(2) |
For the purposes of this
section, a “public place” is as defined in section
9(1) of |
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the Public Order Act 1936. |
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(3) |
A person does not commit
an offence under subsection (1) if the garment or |
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(a) |
pursuant to any legislative
or regulatory provision; |
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(b) |
as a necessary part of any
activity directly related to a person’s |
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(c) |
for reasons of health or safety; |
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(d) |
for the purposes of a sporting
activity; |
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(e) |
for the purposes of art, leisure
or entertainment; or |
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(f) |
in a place of worship. |
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(4) |
Any person guilty of an
offence under this section shall be liable, on summary |
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conviction, to a fine not
exceeding Level 1 on the Standard Scale. |
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Removal
of face coverings on private premises |
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Where members of the public
are licensed to access private premises for the |
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purposes of the giving or
receiving of goods or services, it shall not be an |
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offence for the owner of
such premises or his agents— |
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(a) |
to request that a person
wearing a garment or other object intended to |
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obscure the face remove such
garment or object; or |
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(b) |
to
request that a person refusing a request under subsection (a)
leave |
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Removal
of face coverings in the course of provision or receipt of public
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(a) |
providing a public service
in person to a member of the public; or |
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(b) |
receiving a public service
in person from a public official; |
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shall remove any garment or other object intended by the wearer
as its primary |
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purpose to obscure the face
unless such garment or other object is reasonably |
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required for reasons of health
or safety. |
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(2) |
For the purposes of this
section— |
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(a) |
a “public service”
is any service provided to the public by or on behalf |
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of any public agency or public
enterprise of a legislative, administrative |
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or judicial nature or in connection
with public order or national |
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(b) |
a “public official”
is a person engaged in the provision of a public |
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Short
title, commencement and extent |
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(1) |
This Act may be cited as
the Face Coverings (Regulation) Act 2011. |
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(2) |
This Act comes into force
on the day on which it is passed. |
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(3) |
This Act extends to England
and Wales. |
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