These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings) (North of England) Regulations 2020 to include the area of Preston City Council in the protected area for the purposes of Part 2 of those Regulations. That Part imposes restrictions on gatherings of two or more persons in private dwellings in the protected area, and imposes restrictions on other gatherings of more than 30 people in that area. It also imposes restrictions on persons who live in the protected area participating in gatherings of two or more persons in private dwellings outside of that area.