Other forms of face coverings, such as helmets with visors that obscure the face, would also be covered by a legal ban.
Seems it is a ban on face covering, which though I dislike am not completely opposed to it. This still leaves the traditional cloak and scarf, the only thing taken away is the veil. And it does not say "Burqas are banned" but "Face covering" so they are not attacking a religion.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6159046.stm