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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 9) Regulations 2020.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 31 July 2020.
(3) Regulation 2(2)(b)(i) and (d) come into force on 3 August 2020.
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(1) The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4 (further restrictions and closures)—
(a) in the cross heading, omit “and closures”,
(b) in paragraph (1)—
(i) omit “and paragraph (8)”,
(ii) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (c), for “two members of the same household, or a carer and the person assisted by the carer” substitute “persons mentioned in paragraph (1A)”,
(c) after paragraph (1), insert—“
(1A) The persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) and (c) are—
(a) two or more members of the same household,
(b) a carer and the person assisted by the carer, or
(c) in relation to premises being used to provide school education, two or more people where at least one of them is a pupil.”,
(d) omit paragraph (8),
(e) in paragraph (11)—
(i) after the definition of “premises” insert—“
 “pupil” has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980,”,
(ii) after the definition of “required distance” insert—“
 “school education” has the meaning given by section 1(5)(a) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980,”,
(iii) in the definition of “shop”, after “include” insert “cinemas,”.
MICHAEL RUSSELL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
30th July 2020