Place of worship maximum capacity, etc.
13.—(1)  This regulation applies where —
(a)a defined activity, or a combination of defined activities, takes place on any day within a place of worship;
(b)a religious gathering for congregational worship takes place on the same day in a venue within the same place of worship; and
(c)the defined activity or a combination of defined activities mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a), and the religious gathering mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b), take place at or about the same time that same day.
(2)  Despite regulation 12(1) and regulations 10B(1), 13E and 13F(3) of the Main Control Order, an occupier of the place of worship concerned must take, or cause to be taken, all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that, at any time during a crowd management period of the religious gathering for congregational worship mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) —
(a)the total number of worshippers who are or may be allowed to be present within the place of worship for the purposes of that religious gathering for congregational worship, does not exceed —
(i)1,000; or
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(ii)the COVIDSAFE capacity of the venue where the religious gathering take place, if it is lesser in number than in sub‑paragraph (i); and
(b)the total number of individuals engaged in the defined activity or activities does not exceed —
(i)1,000; or
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(ii)the COVIDSAFE capacity of the respective places where these activities take place, if it is lesser in number than in sub‑paragraph (i).
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(4)  In this regulation, “defined activity” means any of the following:
(a)a nuptial event involving a religious service;
(b)a funeral event involving a religious service;
(c)a funerary memorial event involving a religious service;
(d)a lesson or teaching based wholly on a religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation, where permitted under Part 5 of the First Schedule to the Main Control Order;
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(e)a course of instruction or training to become a member of a religious order or in the duties of a minister of religion;
(f)a private religious gathering.
(5)  For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b) —
(a)every student, teacher, supervisor or an instructor of a class where a lesson or teaching mentioned in paragraph (4)(d), or a course of instruction or training mentioned in paragraph (4)(e), is conducted must be counted; and
(b)any religious worker, volunteer, celebrant or other individual employed or engaged to work or undertake official duties for the purposes of a defined activity mentioned in paragraph (4)(a), (b), (c) or (f) are not to be counted.
(6)  To avoid doubt, infants and children of any age are to be counted for the purposes of this regulation.
(7)  Without limiting regulation 17, an occupier of a place of worship must take, or cause to be taken, all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that no food or drink is consumed —
(a)by any individual;
(b)within the place of worship; and
(c)in connection with any defined activity taking place within that place of worship,
except and only to the extent that consumption is part of an act of worship by the individual.