9. The cleaning requirement for a venue in which a religious gathering takes place, or is to take place, means the requirement —
(a)
to ensure that any common area, furniture or fittings within the venue which are not for the exclusive use of any worshipper, religious worker, volunteer or non‑worshipper (or any of them in combination) in the venue, or are used by any of these individuals to move through the venue (commonly called high‑touch places and surfaces) —
(i)
are periodically cleaned and disinfected within each day, following appropriate procedures and at an appropriate frequency so as to minimise the transmission of COVID‑19 from the use of the same area by several such individuals at the same time or different times; and
(ii)
are, as far as is reasonably practicable, at all times provided with easily accessible disinfecting agents like hand sanitisers, disinfectant sprays, paper towels and wipes, for the free use of such individuals in the venue;
(b)
to ensure that any crockery, utensils, vessels or other equipment which is shared or may be shared by, or used or may be used by or on, more than one worshipper, religious worker or volunteer at the religious gathering (or any of them in combination) during the religious gathering —
(i)
are periodically cleaned and disinfected after each use, following appropriate procedures and at an appropriate frequency so as to minimise the risk of transmission of COVID‑19 from the sharing or common and continuous touching of the crockery, utensils, vessels or equipment by or on several such individuals; and
(ii)
are not easily accessible for use by more than one such individual (or any combination of them) at the same time or different times, by applying appropriate procedures and controls that minimise such sharing or use and the physical interaction between these individuals;
(c)
to ensure that a reasonable period of time elapses —
(i)
since the end of an earlier religious gathering to allow for cleaning as described in paragraph (a) or (b) or both, in between the earlier religious gathering and the start of the next religious gathering; or
(ii)
if the religious gathering is a series of meetings, since the end of an earlier meeting to allow for cleaning as described in paragraph (a) or (b) or both, in between the earlier meeting and the start of the next meeting; and
(d)
to ensure that the venue is cleaned and disinfected at the end of daily business, and before re‑opening after any closure of business or undertaking (voluntarily or otherwise) at the venue.