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Welsh Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 2362 (W.248) (C.83)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2011

Made

27 September 2011

Coming into force

1 February 2012

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers contained in section 40(2)(b) of the Health Act 2009(1).

Title and interpretation

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2011.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Health Act 2009.

Appointed day

2.  1 February 2012 is the appointed day for the coming into force of section 22 of the Act in so far as it is not already in force.

Lesley Griffiths

Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers.

27 September 2011

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the second commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Health Act 2009 (“the Act”).

Article 2 brings into force on 1 February 2012 section 22 of the Act (power to prohibit sales from vending machines) in so far as it has not already been brought into force.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The provisions of the Act listed in the table below have been brought into force in relation to Wales by commencement order S.I. 2010/930 (W.95) (C.63).

ProvisionDate of Commencement
Section 191.4.2010 (in so far as it relates to paragraphs 14 to 17 and 18 to 19 of Schedule 3).
Schedule 3, paragraphs 14 to 171.4.2010.
Schedule 3, paragraphs 18 and 191.4.2010.

The provisions of the Act listed in the table below have been brought into force in relation to Wales by commencement orders made by the Secretary of State.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. Number
Section 3619.1.20102010/30 (C.5).
Schedule 6 in so far as it gives effect to the repeal relating to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12), and section 38 in so far as it gives effect to that provision.1.10.20112010/1068 (C.70) as amended by 2011/1255 (C.49).
Schedule 6 in so far as it gives effect to the repeal relating to section 14(12) of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 002 (c.36), and section 38 in so ar as it gives effect to that provision.6.4.2012.2010/1068 (C.70) as amended by 2011/1255 (C.49)

Various provisions of the Act have been brought into force in relation to England by S.I. 2010/30 (C.5); S.I. 2010/779 (C.52); S.I.2010/1068 (C.70); S.I. 2010/1863 (C.95) and S.I.2011/1255 (C.49).