Millennie Al wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 2:21 am
The amended version is at
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350 - note the URL not ending in "/made". To switch versions see the links "Latest available (Revised)" and "Original (As made)" in the "What Version" section on the left.
Well waddayaknow, I didn't notice that. In that case I'll revise 'only ever' to 'often'.
If you both have a reasonable excuse to be out, then exercising is fine as long as it does not negate the excuse. So, for example, if you both happen to decide to walk to a shop and meet on the way, you can decide to start jogging together to the shops as that means your excuses are still valid. However, if you decided to stop and do push-ups, then your original excuse would not longer cover you.
I think that's a reasonably valid interpretation but also a bit unsatisfactory (but I think unsatisfactory interpretations are pretty unavoidable). The regs say exercise 'alone or with other members of the household' (although funnily enough the CPS guidance doesn't specify this:
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/c ... tions-2020). So if you go out to go shopping, and start exercising, what is your reason for being out - technically it is also to exercise. And I think going for a jog on the way to the shops might be seen as a bit odd if you were stopped and asked about it. I personally wouldn't want to walk around the shops all sweaty after a run, it's not something I'd normally do.
However - is walking exercise? It certainly would be considered so by some people.
I don't really know how the police are dealing with this in London. I live in semi-rural Scotland and I think I've seen a police car once since the lockdown. It seems unlikely they would stop two people out running if they were 2m apart but I personally really don't know. (BTW I have read a bit of stuff about 2m maybe not being enough when you are running/exercising as you are breathing harder - anyone know about this?).
However, note that the wording is
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a reasonable excuse includes the need
so the list is a list of guaranteed excuses. This does not mean that if your excuse is not on the list it is not valid. You merely ahve to have a "reasonable excuse".
It isn't a list of guaranteed excuses, because you have to have 'the need' to do those things. So unless you 'need' to exercise, it isn't a reasonable excuse. However again I don't really know how on earth you enforce that.
Tessa K wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 9:12 am
Reg 7 of the amended version says
During the emergency period, no person may participate in a gathering in a public place of more than two people except— (etc as before)
So it's still OK for two people to 'gather'. Now I just need to find someone to gather with me.
Yes but you are not allowed to be out of the house without reasonable excuse. Leaving or being out 'to gather' is not in itself a reasonable excuse.