The Director of Public Health has given
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1. Leeds City Council (“the Authority”), in exercise of
the powers conferred by regulation 4(1) of the Health Protection
(Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020
(“the No. 3 Regulations”), gives the following
direction.
2. The Authority considers that the following conditions are
met—
a. this direction responds to a serious and imminent threat to
public health;
b. this direction is necessary for the purpose of preventing,
protecting against, controlling or providing a public health
response to the incidence or spread of infection by coronavirus in
the Authority’s area; and
c. the prohibitions, requirements or restrictions imposed by this
direction are a proportionate means of achieving that
purpose.
3. Before giving this Direction, the Authority has had regard
to—
a. any advice given to it by its Acting Director of Public Health;
and
b. the need to ensure that members of the public have access to
essential public services and goods (including whether the
individual premises forms part of essential infrastructure).
c. The Authority’s Public Sector Equality Duty under section
149 of the Equality Act 2010
4. The Authority has taken reasonable steps to give advance notice
of this direction to the owner or any occupier of the premises or a
person carrying on/managing a business from the premises to which
the direction relates.