Hamwich ..... while agreeing with you regarding conforming to the restrictions ....things like "only take one hour max exercise" and "don't drive to where you exercise" do not form part of the legislation ...they are guidelines and clarifications from individual ministers not law ..... in the long run it is case law that sets the parameters of what the law actually "meant" ... Tho hopefully we'll be well past this current unpleasantness before those slowly grinding wheels sort it all out . These 'extra' pronouncements reflect the impossibility of legislating for every eventuality ...and the rarity of common sense.
K
OK, accepted. I've been guilty of not being absolutely precise. The law permits the Secretary of State to impose restrictions on individuals or groups of people (sections 5 & 10).
The Government then used the legislation to issue the instructions, including the clarification notes, specifying the 2m distance etc:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...s-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-doIt includes a section on the penalties for breaking the rules:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...t-will-happen-to-me-if-i-break-the-rulesand you are of course quite right, the interpretation of what is exactly meant by phrases such as:
People must stay at home as much as possible to reduce the spread of the virus. But you can also still go outside once a day for a walk, run, cycle. When doing this you must minimise the time you are out of your home and stay at least two metres away from anyone else that isn’t from your household.
will be settled in the courts. Personally they seem pretty clear to me, though.
