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Any legal bods know what the actual laws are regarding this
Section 45C of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, which allows ministers to make regulations 'imposing or enabling the imposition of restrictions or requirements on or in relation to persons, things or premises in the event of, or in response to, a threat to public health.' No need for a new Act, no need for the declaration of a state of emergency. They can just do it.
Given all the laws like that, all the Henry VIII clauses and laws like the Regulatory Reform Act 2001, not to mention the very concept of parliamentary sovereignty, the only reasons this country isn't a dictatorship are good manners and tradition.
PS and edit: What @Thrustvector said without the biting social commentary.
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Lots of rumours circulating about a London 'lockdown' this weekend
Any legal bods know what the actual laws are regarding this - I.E can they actually do anything unless a state of emergency is declared, or until this corona virus bill is passed into law
and if so - what timelines are we talking about for either of these scenarios to take place?