A very short, punchy, EPR was created at 18.23 on 15 June 2020. The Miscellaneous Revocations Regulations revoked the Events and Gatherings Qualifications Regulations (with immediate effect) and the Closure of Businesses and Other Premises (no.2) Regulations (from the 18th of June), both discussed here. Along with the earlier demise of the Prohibition on Movement Regulations, this marks the end of three very significant parts of the Manx response to the 2020 pandemic. This EPR also revokes the Speed Limits (no.3) Regulations, with effect from 22 June – an explanatory memorandum to Tynwald explains that this means that speed limits “will be at the same level as prior to the introduction of emergency regulations”.
This Regulation seems likely to be approved by Tynwald. The IOMG view of revocation of an amending EPR, however, is that rejection of the EPR by Tynwald has no effect on the amendment, because of the Emergency Powers Act 1936 s.4(5). If this is the case, it is a feature of the EPA which would repay consideration in any future review of the emergency powers regime. Allowing an EPR which is then rejected by Tynwald to revoke an EPR which has been approved by Tynwald, perhaps very recently, would seem to weaken the extent of democratic oversight by Tynwald. This is not the case here, since the three Regulations, although all passed on the 12th of June, were not laid before Tynwald until the 16th of June – after this EPR had set the timetable for their revocation.
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