Section 22 Interpretation

In this Act—

• “authorised officer”, in relation to a council, means any person (whether or not an officer of the council) who is authorised by it in writing, either generally or specifically, to act in matters arising under this Act;

• F1“cigarette papers” has the meaning given by Article 7 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;

• F2...

• “clerk of the council”, in relation to a council, means the clerk appointed in accordance with section 41 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972;

• “council” means a district council;

• “the Department” means the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;

• “filter” means a filter that is intended to be used when smoking a tobacco product or herbal smoking product (including a filter that forms part of, or that is intended to be inserted into, an item such as a cigarette holder or pipe);

• “herbal smoking product” has the meaning given by Article 7 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;

• F3“nicotine product” has the meaning given by Article 7 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;

• F4“nicotine product business” means a business involving the sale of nicotine products by retail;

• “notice” means notice in writing;

• “premises” includes any place and any vehicle, vessel, stall or moveable structure;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “the Register” has the meaning given in section 1(1);

• “registered”, “unregistered” and “the registration authority” have the meanings given in section 1(6);

• “registrable business” has the meaning given in section 1(1) (and references to a kind of registrable business have the meaning given in section 1(7));

• “regulations” means regulations made by the Department;

• “restricted premises order” means an order made under section 5;

• “restricted sale order” means an order made under section 6;

• F5“tobacco product” has the meaning given by Article 7 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;

• “tobacco business” means a business involving the sale of F6tobacco products, herbal smoking products or cigarette papers by retail.

• “vaping product” has the meaning given by Article 7 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;

• “vaping product business” means a business involving the sale of vaping products by retail;

In its application to this Act, the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 has effect as if in section 24(1) (notice by post) the word “registering” were omitted.