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The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No.7) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/3138 · Made 26 November 2004

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CONSUMER PROTECTION

Made 26th November 2004

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) and (2) of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002f1 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2002 c. 36.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, extent and interpretation
  2. 2Appointed days
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, extent and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No.7) Order 2004.

(2)

This Order applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland only.

(3)

In this Order “the Act” means the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002.

2Appointed days

(1)

21st December 2004 is the appointed day for the coming into force of section 2 of the Act in the case of a tobacco advertisement which is, or is to be, published, printed, devised or distributed solely for the purposes of the promotion of a tobacco product in a place where tobacco products are offered for sale.

(2)

31st July 2005 is the appointed day for the coming into force of—

(a)

section 2 of the Act, other than in the case of a tobacco advertisement which is, or is to be, published, devised or distributed solely for the purpose of the promotion of a tobacco product on a website where tobacco products are offered for sale;

(b)

sections 3, 9 and 10 of the Act in so far as those sections are not already in force.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Melanie Johnson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Health

26th November 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order brings into force the following provisions of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002—

(a)

section 2 in respect of tobacco advertising in places where tobacco products are offered for sale (21st December 2004);

(b)

section 2 for all purposes other than website advertising (31st July 2005) and

(c)

sections 3, 9 and 10 in so far as those sections are not already in force (31st July 2005).

This Order does not apply to Scotland.