These regulations, which come into force on 22 May 2020, amend the Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fire Safety, Evacuation Procedures, and Evacuation Schemes) Regulations 2018. The effect of the amendments is to temporarily suspend requirements for owners of buildings to conduct 6-monthly trial evacuations and to notify and implement 6-monthly evacuation training programmes from the time when these regulations come into force and for the remainder of the period when the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice 2020 is in force. The 6-month periods for conducting trial evacuations and implementing evacuation training programmes must be calculated without counting any days when the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice 2020 is in force.