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Public Health (Wales) Act 2017

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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  1. Introduction

  2. Policy Background

  3. General Overview of the Act

  4. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1

      Overview

    2. Part 2

      Obesity

      1. Section 2 - National strategy on preventing and reducing obesity: publication and review

      2. Section 3 - Implementation of national strategy

    3. Part 3

      Tobacco and Nicotine Products

      1. Chapter 1 - Smoking

        1. Section 4 - Smoking

        2. Section 5 - Offence of smoking in smoke-free premises or vehicle

        3. Section 6 - Offence of failing to prevent smoking in smoke-free premises

        4. Section 7 - Workplaces

        5. Section 8 - Premises that are open to the public

        6. Section 9 - Outdoor care settings for children

        7. Section 10 - School grounds

        8. Section 11 - Hospital grounds

        9. Section 12 - Public playgrounds

        10. Section 13 - Additional smoke-free premises

        11. Section 14 - Further provision about additional smoke-free premises: dwellings

        12. Section 15 - Smoke-free vehicles

        13. Section 16 - Smoke-free premises: exemptions

        14. Section 17 - Signs: smoke-free premises

        15. Section 18 - Enforcement authorities

        16. Section 19 - Powers of entry

        17. Section 20 - Warrant to enter dwelling

        18. Section 21 - Warrant to enter other premises

        19. Section 22 - Supplementary provision about powers of entry

        20. Section 23 - Powers of inspection etc.

        21. Section 24 - Obstruction etc. of officers

        22. Section 25 - Retained property: appeals

        23. Section 26 - Appropriated property: compensation

        24. Section 27 - Fixed penalty notices

        25. Section 28 - Interpretation of this Chapter

      2. Chapter 2 - Retailers of Tobacco and Nicotine Products

        1. Section 30 - Duty to maintain register of retailers of tobacco and nicotine products

        2. Sections 31 and 32 - Application for entry in the register and Grant of application

        3. Section 33 - Duty to give notice of certain changes

        4. Section 34 - Duty to revise the register

        5. Section 35 - Access to the register

        6. Section 36 - Excepted premises

        7. Section 37 - Moveable structures etc.

        8. Section 38 - Offences

        9. Section 39 - Authorised officers

        10. Section 40 - Powers of entry

        11. Sections 41 and 42 - Warrant to enter dwelling and Warrant to enter other premises

        12. Section 43 - Supplementary provision about powers of entry

        13. Section 44 - Powers of inspection etc.

        14. Section 45 - Obstruction etc. of officers

        15. Section 46 - Power to make test purchases

        16. Section 47 - Retained property: appeals

        17. Section 48 - Appropriated property: compensation

        18. Section 49 - Fixed penalty notices

        19. Section 50 - Interpretation of this Chapter

      3. Chapter 3: Prohibition on Sale of Tobacco and Nicotine Products

        1. Section 51 - Restricted premises orders: tobacco or nicotine offence

      4. Chapter 4: Handing Over of Tobacco Etc. to Persons under 18

        1. Sections 52 and 53 - Offence of handing over tobacco etc. to persons under 18 and Arrangements in connection with handing over tobacco etc.

        2. Section 54 - Enforcement

        3. Section 55 - Interpretation of this Chapter

    4. Part 4

      Special Procedures

      1. Section 57 - What is a special procedure?

      2. Section 58 - Requirement for individual performing special procedure to be licensed

      3. Section 59 - General provision about special procedure licences

      4. Section 60 - Exempted individuals

      5. Section 61 - Designation of individual for the purposes of section 58(3)

      6. Section 62 - Licensing criteria

      7. Section 63 - Mandatory licensing conditions

      8. Section 64 - Consultation about licensing criteria and mandatory licensing conditions

      9. Section 65 - Mandatory grant or refusal of application for special procedure licence

      10. Section 66 - Discretion to grant application for special procedure licence

      11. Section 67 - Grant or refusal of application for renewal

      12. Section 68 - Revocation of special procedure licence

      13. Section 69 - Performance of special procedure in course of business: approval requirement

      14. Section 70 - Approval of premises and vehicles in respect of performance of special procedure

      15. Section 71 - Approval certificates

      16. Section 72 - Voluntary termination of approval

      17. Section 73 - Revocation of approval

      18. Section 74 - Revocation of approval: notification requirements

      19. Section 75 - Duty to maintain register of special procedure licences and approved premises and vehicles

      20. Section 76 - Fees

      21. Section 77 - Stop notices

      22. Section 78 - Special procedure licences: licence holder remedial action notices

      23. Section 79 - Approved premises and vehicles: premises remedial action notices

      24. Section 80 - Completion certificate

      25. Section 81 - Appeals

      26. Section 82 - Offences

      27. Section 83 - Authorised officers

      28. Section 84 - Powers of entry etc.

      29. Section 85 - Warrant to enter dwelling

      30. Section 86 - Warrant to enter other premises

      31. Section 87 - Supplementary provision about powers of entry

      32. Section 88 - Powers of inspection etc.

      33. Section 89 - Obstruction etc. of officers

      34. Section 90 - Power to make test purchases

      35. Section 91 - Retained property: appeals

      36. Section 92 - Appropriated property: compensation

      37. Section 93 - Power to add or remove special procedures

      38. Section 94 - Interpretation of this Part

    5. Part 5

      Intimate Piercing

      1. Section 95 - Offence of performing or making arrangements to perform an intimate piercing on a child

      2. Section 96 - What is an intimate piercing?

      3. Section 97 - Enforcement action by local authorities

      4. Section 98 - Authorised officers

      5. Section 99 - Powers of entry

      6. Section 100 - Warrant to enter dwelling

      7. Section 101 - Warrant to enter other premises

      8. Section 102 - Supplementary provision about powers of entry

      9. Section 103 - Powers of inspection etc.

      10. Section 104 - Obstruction etc. of constable or officer

      11. Section 105 - Power to make test purchases

      12. Section 106 - Retained property: appeals

      13. Section 107 - Appropriated property: compensation

    6. Part 6

      Health Impact Assessments

      1. Section 108 - Requirement to carry out health impact assessments

      2. Section 109 - Health impact assessments: publication and taking into account

      3. Section 110 - Meaning of “public body”

    7. Part 7

      Pharmaceutical Services

      1. Section 111 - Pharmaceutical needs assessments

      2. Section 112 - Pharmaceutical lists

    8. Part 8

      Provision of Toilets

      1. Section 113 - Local toilets strategies: preparation and review

      2. Section 114 - Local toilets strategies: interim progress statement

      3. Section 115 - Local toilets strategies: consultation

      4. Section 116 - Local authority power to provide public toilets

      5. Section 117 - Power to make byelaws in relation to toilets

      6. Section 118 - Consequential amendments

    9. Part 9

      Miscellaneous and General

      1. Section 119 - Fixed penalty receipts for food hygiene rating offences

      2. Sections 120 and 121 - Offences by bodies corporate, partnerships and other unincorporated associations

      3. Section 122 - Giving notices

      4. Section 123 - Regulations

      5. Section 124 - Interpretation

      6. Section 125 - Power to make consequential and transitional etc. provision

      7. Section 126 - Coming into force

      8. Section 127 - Short title

    10. Schedule 1 - Fixed penalties

    11. Schedule 2 - Smoking: consequential amendments

    12. Schedule 3 - Further provision in connection with special procedure licences

    13. Schedule 4 - Provision of toilets: consequential amendments

  5. Record of Proceedings in National Assembly for Wales

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