Part 1: Introductory provisions Section 5: "Protected period"
This section sets out what is meant by "protected period" and "specific coronavirus restriction" for the purposes of the Act.
	Subsection (1) defines "protected period" as beginning with 21 March 2020 and ending with the day identified by subsection (2). That is, the last day of the protected period is the last day on which the business or part of the business, or premises or part of the premises, was subject to a closure requirement or a specific coronavirus restriction imposed by coronavirus regulations, in England or Wales as applicable. For England the last day cannot be later than 18 July 2021 and for Wales, 7 August 2021.
	The term "specific coronavirus restrictions" is defined in subsection (3) as a restriction or requirement other than a closure requirement (as defined in section 4) imposed by coronavirus regulations. This restriction must relate to the way that the whole or parts of a businesses could operate or the way that the whole or parts of a premises could be used.
	Subsection (4) states that for this purpose, general restrictions applying more widely than to specific businesses or premises are not "specific coronavirus restrictions". If a restriction applied to businesses generally or workplaces generally, then it would not be a specific coronavirus restriction. A requirement to display or provide information would also not be a specific coronavirus restriction.
	The terms "closure requirement" and "coronavirus regulations" in this section have the same definitions as is set out in section 4.