# Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 8: Levy on sugar sweetened drinks

Status: prospective

(1) The Department must carry out a study on a levy on sugar sweetened drinks within two years of enactment of this Act.
(2) The study required by subsection (1) should include—
(a) a definition of sugar sweetened drinks;
(b) which sugar sweetened drinks should be subject to a levy;
(c) factors to be considered in determining and administering a levy;
(d) the financial rate at which a levy may be set;
(e) the anticipated health and economic impacts of the levy; and
(f) the options for funding measures to address adverse health conditions associated with the consumption of sugary drinks derived from the levy revenue.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/26/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-8
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