Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:50am
The law says:
Article 7. Limitation of the freedom of movement of people.
1. During the validity of the state of alarm, people may only drive along the roads for public use for the following activities:
a) Acquisition of food, pharmaceuticals and basic necessities.
b) Assistance to health centres, services and establishments.
c) Travel to the workplace to carry out their work, professional or business provision.
d) Return to the place of habitual residence.
e) Assistance and care for the elderly, minors, dependants, people with disabilities or especially vulnerable people.
f) Displacement to financial and insurance entities.
g) Due to force majeure or need.
h) Any other activity of a similar nature that must be done individually, unless accompanied by people with disabilities or for other justified cause.
2. Likewise, private vehicles will be allowed to circulate along public use roads to carry out the activities referred to in the previous section or to refuel at gas stations or service stations.
3. In any case, in any displacement the recommendations and obligations dictated by the health authorities must be respected.
4. The Minister of the Interior may decide to close the circulation of roads or sections of them for reasons of public health, traffic safety or fluidity or the restriction in them of the access of certain vehicles for the same reasons.
When the measures referred to in the preceding paragraphs are adopted ex officio, the regional administrations that exercise powers to execute the State legislation on traffic, vehicle circulation and road safety will be previously informed.
The state, regional and local authorities competent in matters of traffic, vehicle circulation and road safety will guarantee the dissemination among the population of the measures that may affect road traffic.
It therefore depends on how the authorities choose to interpret the preamble to clause 1.