Requirements for organiser of business event
12.—(1)  An organiser of a business event which is not a trade show must take all reasonably practicable measures —
(a)to ensure no audience participation during the crowd management period of the business event;
(b)to minimise any physical interaction during the crowd management period of the business event between —
(i)any participant of the business event whose principal purpose at the business event is to preside at, speak or otherwise take charge of proceedings in, or to regulate the number and length of, meetings, staged or conducted, or to be staged or conducted, at the business event; and
(ii)any other participant; and
(c)to ensure that every direction given under regulation 15(3) with respect to that business event is complied with during the crowd management period of the business event.
(2)  In paragraph (1), “audience participation”, for a business event that is not a trade show, does not include any of the following:
(a)applause or approval expressed by handclapping while seated and without any accompanying verbal exhortations, singing or whistling;
(b)seeking information during a formal part of the event dedicated to taking questions from participants in general;
(c)discussions solely among participants themselves during a formal part of the event dedicated to group discussions;
(d)a participant taking part at the business event by presiding at, speaking or otherwise taking charge of proceedings in, or regulating the number and length of, meetings, staged or conducted, or to be staged or conducted, at the business event and by being a participant otherwise.
(3)  In addition, an organiser of a business event must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that at all times during the crowd management period of the business event —
(a)every participant and non‑participant in the venue where the business event is taking place are each wearing a mask if the participant or non‑participant (as the case may be) is not authorised under any Control Order to not wear a mask or he or she does not have a reasonable excuse to be unmasked; and
(b)the number of individuals who are unmasked in the venue where the business event is taking place does not exceed the maximum number permissible under the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Performances and Other Activities — Control Order) Regulations 2020 for individuals engaged in public speaking or who are performers in the live performance, if these elements are present during the business event.