Annex A - Territorial extent and application
The entries in this table summarise the position for the sections in the Act. The entries do not necessarily represent the position for all sub-sections.
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?
Section 1 (Meaning of "coronavirus" and related terminology)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 2 (Emergency registration of nurses and other health and care professionals)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 3 (Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners: Wales)
N
Y
N
N
Section 4 (Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners: Scotland)
N
N
Y
N
Section 5 (Emergency registration of and extension of prescribing powers for pharmaceutical chemists: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 6 (Emergency registration of social workers: England and Wales)
Y
Y
N
N
Section 7 (Temporary registration of social workers: Scotland)
N
N
Y
N
Section 8 (Emergency volunteering leave)
In part
In part
In part
In part
Section 9 (Compensation for emergency volunteers)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 10 (Temporary modification of mental health and mental capacity legislation)
In part
In part
In part
In part
Section 11 (Indemnity for health service activity: England and Wales)
Y
Y
N
N
Section 12 (Indemnity for health service activity: Scotland)
N
N
Y
N
Section 13 (Indemnity for health and social care activity: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 14 (NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments: England)
Y
N
N
N
Section 15 (Local authority care and support)
Y
Y
N
N
Section 16 (Duty of local authority to assess needs: Scotland)
N
N
Y
N
Section 17 (Section 16: further provision)
N
N
Y
N
Section 18 (Registration of deaths and still-births etc)
In part
In part
In part
In part
Section 19 (Confirmatory medical certificate not required for cremations: England and Wales)
Y
Y
N
N
Section 20 (Review of cause of death certificates and cremations: Scotland)
N
N
Y
N
Section 21 (Modifications of requirements regarding medical certificates for cremations: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 22 (Appointment of temporary Judicial Commissioners)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 23 (Time limits in relation to urgent warrants etc under Investigatory Powers Act)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 24 (Extension of time limits for retention of finger prints and DNA profiles)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 25 (Power to require information relating to food supply chains)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 26 (Authorities which may require information)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 27 (Restrictions on use and disclosure of information)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 28 (Enforcement of requirement to provide information)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 29 (Meaning of "food supply chain" and related expressions)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 30 (Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: England and Wales)
Y
Y
N
N
Section 31 (Suspension of requirement to hold inquest with jury: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 32 (Deaths in custody from natural illness: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 33 (Disapplication etc by Welsh Ministers of DBS provisions)
N
Y
N
N
Section 34 (Temporary disapplication of disclosure offences: Scotland)
N
N
Y
N
Section 35 (Power to reclassify certain disclosure requests: Scotland)
N
N
Y
N
Section 36 (Vaccination and Immunisation: Scotland)
N
N
Y
N
Section 37 (Temporary closure of educational institutions and childcare premises)
In part
In part
In part
In part
Section 38 (Temporary continuity: education, training and childcare)
In part
In part
in part
In part
Section 39 (Statutory sick pay: funding of employers’ liabilities)
Y
Y
Y
N
Section 40 (Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation)
Y
Y
Y
N
Section 41 (Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers)
Y
Y
Y
N
Section 42 (Statutory sick pay: funding of employers’ liabilities: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 43 (Statutory sick pay: power to disapply waiting period limitation: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 44 (Statutory sick pay: modification of regulation making powers: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 45 (NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: England and Wales)
Y
Y
N
N
Section 46 (NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Scotland)
N
N
Y
N
Section 47 (Health and social care pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 48 (Powers to act for the protection of public health: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 49 (Health Protection Regulations: Scotland)
N
N
Y
N
Section 50 (Power to suspend port operations)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 51 (Powers relating to potentially infectious persons)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 52 (Powers to issue directions relating to events, gatherings and premises)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 53 (Expansion of availability of live links in criminal proceedings)
Y
Y
N
N
Section 54 (Expansion of availability of live links in other criminal hearings)
Y
Y
In part
In part
Section 55 (Public participation in proceedings conducted by video or audio)
Y
Y
In part
In part
Section 56 (Live links in magistrates’ court appeals against requirements or restrictions imposed on a potentially infectious person)
Y
Y
N
N
Section 57 (Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 58 (Powers in relation to transportation, storage and disposal of dead bodies etc)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 59 (Elections and referendums due to be held in England in period after 15 March 2020)
Y
N
N
N
Section 60 (Postponement of elections due to be held on 7 May 2020)
Y
In part
N
N
Section 61 (Power to postpone certain other elections and referendums)
In part
In part
N
In part
Section 62 (Power to postpone a recall petition under the Recall of MPs Act 2015)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 63 (Power to make further supplementary etc provision)
In part
In part
In part
In part
Section 64 (Northern Ireland: timing of canvass and Assembly by-elections)
N
N
N
Y
Section 65 (Elections due to be held in Wales in period after 15 March 2020)
N
Y
N
N
Section 66 (Postponement of National Assembly for Wales elections for constituency vacancies)
N
Y
N
N
Section 67 (Power to postpone local authority elections in Wales for casual vacancies)
N
Y
N
N
Section 68 (Power to make supplementary etc provision)
N
Y
N
N
Section 69 (Postponement of Scottish Parliament elections for constituency vacancies)
N
N
Y
N
Section 70 (Postponement of local authority elections in Scotland for casual vacancies)
N
N
Y
N
Section 71 (Signatures of Treasury Commissioners)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 72 (Power under section 143 of Social Security Administration Act 1992)
Y
Y
Y
N
Section 73 (Power under section 145 of Social Security Administration Act 1992)
Y
Y
Y
N
Section 74 (Power under section 5 of National Insurance Contributions Act 2014)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 75 (Disapplication of limit under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 76 (HMRC functions)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Section 77 (Up-rating of Working Tax Credit etc)
Y
Y
Y
In part
Section 78 (Local authority meetings)
Y
Y
N
Y
Section 79 (Extension of BID arrangements: England)
Y
N
N
N
Section 80 (Extension of BID arrangements: Northern Ireland)
N
N
N
Y
Section 81 (Residential tenancies in England and Wales: protection from eviction)
Y
Y
N
N
Section 82 (Business tenancies in England and Wales: protection from forfeiture etc)
Y
Y
N
N
Section 83 (Business tenancies in Northern Ireland: protection from forfeiture etc)
N
N
N
Y
Section 84 (Postponement of General Synod elections)
Y
N
N
N
Part 2*
Y
Y
Y
Y
* These entries summarise the position for Part 2 and do not necessarily represent the position for all sections in that Part.