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Section 16 Council's duty to share information about enforcementI1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Every council must make available to every other council, the registration authority and the Department such information relating to—

(a)

fixed penalty notices given in respect of tobacco F1, vape or nicotine offences committed in the district of that council,

(b)

convictions in respect of tobacco F2, vape or nicotine offences committed in the district of that council, and

(c)

restricted premises orders and restricted sale orders made on an application by that council,

as the other council, the registration authority or, as the case may be, the Department may require.

(2)

Information made available under subsection (1) to a council or the registration authority may be used by the council or the registration authority only for the purpose of enabling it or assisting it to perform its functions under this Act.

F3(3)

In this section “tobacco, vape or nicotine offence” means an offence falling within section 5(14) or 6(8).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 16(1)(a) substituted (29.10.2026) by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), s. 175(1), Sch. 14 para. 25(2)

F2

Words in s. 16(1)(b) substituted (29.10.2026) by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), s. 175(1), Sch. 14 para. 25(2)

F3

S. 16(3) substituted (29.10.2026) by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), s. 175(1), Sch. 14 para. 25(3)

Commencement

I1

S. 16 in operation at 6.4.2016 by S.R. 2016/101, art. 2(a), Sch. 1