The Health (2009 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Appointed days

2.—(1) 31 October 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act –

(a) section 21 (prohibition of tobacco displays etc) to the extent that it is not already in force, in so far as it inserts sections 7A, 7B and 7C of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (prohibition of tobacco displays, tobacco displays: exclusions and defence and displays: prices of tobacco products), for the purpose of large shops other than bulk tobacconists and specialist tobacconists;

(b) the following paragraphs of Schedule 4, and section 24 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs-

(i) paragraph 6(2) and paragraph 6(1) in so far as it relates to that sub-paragraph;

(ii) paragraph 7(3) and (4) and paragraph 7(1) in so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs;

(iii) paragraph 8(2) and paragraph 8(1) in so far as it relates to that sub-paragraph;

(iv) paragraph 10;

(v) paragraphs 11 and 12 to the extent that they are not already in force; and

(vi) paragraph 2 in so far as it relates to the paragraphs listed in (i) to (v).

(2) 6 April 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act-

(a) section 20 (prohibition of advertising: exclusion for specialist tobacconists) to the extent that it is not already in force;

(b) section 21 (prohibition of tobacco displays etc) in so far as it inserts sections 7A, 7B and 7C of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002, to the extent that it is not already in force;

(c) the following paragraphs of Schedule 4, and section 24 so far as it relates to those paragraphs-

(i) paragraph 2 to the extent that it is not already in force;

(ii) paragraph 3; and

(iii) paragraph 4(2) and (5) and paragraph 4(1) so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs.