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31.—(1) Where an enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person (“P”) is contravening regulation 4(1) F1..., and is a child accompanied by an individual (“I”) who has responsibility for P—
(a)if P does not live at the dwelling at which the alleged contravention is occurring, the officer may direct I to remove P from the dwelling, and
(b)I must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure that P complies with any direction or instruction given by the officer to P.
(2) Where an enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person (“P”) is in a gathering in contravention of regulation 6(1) or (3) and is a child accompanied by an individual (“I”) who has responsibility for P—
(a)the officer may direct I to take P to the place where P is living, and
(b)I must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure that P complies with any direction or instruction given by the officer to P.
(3) Where an enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person (“P”) is contravening regulation 9 and is a child accompanied by an individual (“I”) who has responsibility for P—
(a)the officer may direct I—
(i)in the case of an alleged contravention of regulation 9(1), to take P to a place outside Wales,
(ii)in the case of an alleged contravention of regulation 9(2), to prevent P from leaving Wales or to return P to Wales, and
(b)I must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure that P complies with any direction or instruction given by the officer to P.
(4) Where an enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person (“P”) is away from the place they are living in contravention of regulation 12(2) [F2, 14(2) or 18A(3)] and is a child accompanied by an individual (“I”) who has responsibility for P—
(a)the officer may direct I to take P to the place where P is living, and
(b)I must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure that P complies with any direction or instruction given by the officer to P.
(5) Where an enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a child is failing to comply with the requirement in regulation 22(1) or 23(1), the officer may direct any individual (“I”) who has responsibility for the child to secure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the child complies with the requirement.
(6) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) to (4), I has responsibility for a child if I—
(a)has custody or charge of the child for the time being, or
(b)has parental responsibility for the child.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 31(1) omitted (14.11.2020 at 4.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Restrictions) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1288), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(a)
F2Words in reg. 31(4) substituted (14.11.2020 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Restrictions) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1288), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 31 in force at 9.11.2020, see reg. 1(3)
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