This article contains a list of primary and secondary legislation enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd and the Northern Ireland Assembly in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Primary legislation
Act Chapter Royal Assent DetailContingencies Fund Act 20202020 c. 625 March 2020To increase the maximum capital of the United Kingdom's contingency fund in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus Act 20202020 c. 725 March 2020To grant a range of emergency powers in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 20202020 asp 76 April 2020To grant a range of emergency powers in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 20202020 asp 1026 May 2020To grant a range of emergency powers in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 20202020 c.1225 June 2020To provide for changes to corporate insolvency procedures in the UK and to relax certain company law regulations.Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 20202020 c. 1522 July 2020To temporarily cut Stamp Duty Land Tax on residential properties to stimulate the housing market.Business and Planning Act 20202020 c. 1622 July 2020To provide for a range of measures to assist businesses operating during the pandemic. Primarily to facilitate the Bounce Back Loan scheme, make changes to licensing laws, modifications to planning legislation and relaxations of vehicle licensing rules. Welsh Elections (Coronavirus) Act 20212021 asc 216 March 2021To provide for a range of measures for the 2021 Senedd Election.Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Act 20212021 asp 529 January 2021To provide for a range of measures for the 2021 Scottish Parliament Election.Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Act 20212021 asp 194 August 2021To extending the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 and the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020.Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 20212021 c. 3415 December 2021To clarify circumstances in which the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic can and cannot be considered when deciding on the rateable value of a property on the 2017 rating list; and making it easier to investigate the conduct of directors of companies that have been dissolved.Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Act 20222022 asp 223 March 2022To make compensation for self-isolation by health boards up to the discretion by the health board, rather than mandatory.Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 20222022 c. 1224 March 2022Establishing a new binding arbitration process to help landlords and tenants agree a resolution of Covid-related rent debts.Non-domestic Rates Valuations (Coronavirus) Act (Northern Ireland) 20222022 c. 12 (N.I.)30 March 2022Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Act 20222022 asp 728 July 2022To delay business rates, and applying full business rates to private schools.Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 20222022 asp 810 August 2022To extend emergency powers granted during the Covid pandemic required landlords to seek approval for evictions from a tribunal
Secondary legislation in England