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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2009-commencement-no-3-order-2010/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/1068",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2009-commencement-no-3-order-2010",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force in England provisions of sections 20, 21 and 22 of the Health Act 2009, which make amendments to earlier legislation in relation to tobacco. It also brings into force in England provisions of Schedule 4 to the Act (which makes minor and consequential amendments in relation to tobacco) and tobacco-related provisions of Schedule 6 to the Act (repeals and revocations).\nProvisions 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 October 2011.\nProvisions relating to the display of prices of tobacco products are commenced, to the extent that they are not already in force, on 1st October 2011 for the purposes of large shops (as defined) and for all other purposes on 1st October 2013.\nProvisions relating to the prohibition of tobacco displays and to the related exclusions and defence are commenced, to the extent that they are not already in force, on 1st October 2011 for the purposes of large shops other than bulk tobacconists (as defined) and specialist tobacconists (as defined in section 6 of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002), and on 1st October 2013 for all other purposes.\nProvisions relating to the exclusion for specialist tobacconists from the prohibition of advertising are commenced on 1st October 2013.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1068/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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