on 14 September and were laid before parliament after that, at 10:30. It was reported in the press that the addition of the "relevant outdoor activity" exemption, covering hunting and shooting, held up publication until shortly before the new law was due take effect. Contact details and QR codes, 18 & 24 September 2020 On 18 September 2020 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Collection of Contact Details etc and Related Requirements) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1005) came into force. These regulations required certain businesses to obtain the contact details of people entering the premises, and to refuse entry to those who did not. They also required businesses to display an approved QR code to be scanned as an alternative to providing contact details. The regulations relating to contact details came into force on 18 September. The regulations covering display and use of a QR code came into force on 24 September 2020. Legal basis As with the original regulations, SI 2020/1005 was introduced using emergency powers under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to enact the regulations "by reason of urgency" subject to retrospective approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days. The regulations were made by Matt Hancock. Services and settings covered The regulations applied to businesses and service providers selling food and drink for consumption on the premises (including restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs), as well as many leisure and tourism services, close physical contact services, and social/recreational/cultural services in community centres and village halls. The 'premises' for this purpose could be indoors or outdoors. Government guidance provided a list of "in scope" services and settings. Requirement to display QR Code Every business or service provider covered by the regulations had to display an approved QR code that could be scanned with a smartphone by people entering the premises. It became a criminal offence not to display a code from 24 September 2020. Requirement to request and retain contact details Whenever anyone over the age of 16 entered the premises, the business or service provider had either to ensure that the person has scanned the QR code, or had to request contact details including name and (in order of precedence) phone number, email address or postal address. Where people entered in a group, the number of people in the group also had to be requested. These rules applied to anyone entering the premises (including customers,