# Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, Paragraph 32: Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 151 (consumer protection law: enforcers), in subsection (1), after paragraph (h) insert—
“(ha) every district council in Northern Ireland;”.
(3) In Schedule 15 (consumer protection enactments), in Part 1, in the Table—
(a) in the entry relating to Article 5 of the Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/2872 (N.I. 25)), in column 2, in paragraph (1), before sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa) the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland;”;
(b) in the entry relating to Articles 3 and 4 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1907 (N.I. 26))—
(i) in column 1, for “Articles 3 and 4” substitute “Part 2”;
(ii) in column 2, in paragraph (1), before sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa) the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/18/schedule/14/paragraph/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/schedule-14/paragraph-32
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