{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoking-northern-ireland-order-2006/article-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoking-northern-ireland-order-2006/article-15.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2006/2957",
  "legislation_title": "The Smoking (Northern Ireland) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoking-northern-ireland-order-2006",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Regulations",
  "text": "(1) Regulations under this Order may include such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provisions as the Department considers appropriate.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (3), regulations under this Order shall be subject to negative resolution.\n(3) Regulations under—\n(a) Article 4, 5, 6 , 10(1B) or 14 ,\n(b) paragraph 5 , 8 or 18 of Schedule 1,\nshall not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 15(3)(a) substituted (1.6.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2022 in so far as not already in operation) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 26), ss. 5(6)(a), 20(3); S.R. 2017/91, art. 2(e); S.R. 2021/329, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 15(3)(a) substituted (1.6.2017 for specified purposes) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 26), ss. 5(6)(a), 20(3); S.R. 2017/91, art. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 15(3)(b) substituted (1.6.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2022 in so far as not already in operation) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 26), ss. 5(6)(b), 20(3); S.R. 2017/91, art. 2(e); S.R. 2021/329, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 15(3)(b) substituted (1.6.2017 for specified purposes) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 26), ss. 5(6)(b), 20(3); S.R. 2017/91, art. 2(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/18",
      "affecting_title": "Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/18",
      "affecting_title": "Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/18",
      "affecting_title": "Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/2957/article/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:39:18.247545+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}