{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoking-northern-ireland-order-2006/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoking-northern-ireland-order-2006/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2006/2957",
  "legislation_title": "The Smoking (Northern Ireland) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoking-northern-ireland-order-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 14th November 2006\nComing into operation in accordance with Article 1(2) and (3)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of November 2006\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order in Council has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Order: power to amend conferred (1.6.2017 for specified purposes) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 26), ss. 5(8), 20(3); S.R. 2017/91, art. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Order power to apply (with modifications) conferred (1.6.2017 for specified purposes) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 26), ss. 5(8), 20(3); S.R. 2017/91, art. 2(e)"
    },
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      "text": "Order: power to amend conferred (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(8), 20(3); S.R. 2017/91, art. 2(e); S.R. 2021/329, art. 2(b)"
    },
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Order power to apply (with modifications) conferred (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(8), 20(3); S.R. 2017/91, art. 2(e); S.R. 2021/329, art. 2(b)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/2957/introduction",
    "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."
}