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The Health (2009 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

S.R. 2012/68 · Made 23 February 2012

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Children And Young Persons

Made 23rd February 2012

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 40(3) of the Health Act 2009f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2009 c.21.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Health (2009 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.

(2)

In this Order, “the Act” means the Health Act 2009.

2Appointed day

(1)

In so far as not already in force, the day appointed for the coming into force of section 23 of the Act (power to prohibit sales from vending machines: Northern Ireland) is 1st March 2012.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 23rd February 2012.

L.S.

Dr Elizabeth Mitchell

A senior officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 23 of the Health Act 2009, which makes amendments to earlier legislation in relation to the sale of tobacco products from vending machines.

Provisions relating to the prohibition of sales of tobacco from vending machines are commenced, to the extent that they are not already in force, on 1st March 2012.