2012 No. 41 (C. 7)
Public Health

The Sunbeds (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(2) of the Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 20111, makes the following Order.

Citation1.

(1)

This order may be cited as the Sunbeds (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.

Appointed day2.

13th February 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 2011—

(a)

section 4 (duty to provide information to sunbed users, or buyers etc.);

(b)

section 5 (duty to display information notice);

(c)

section 12 (fixed penalties for certain offences);

(d)

section 16 (regulations); and

(e)

schedule 2 (fixed penalties)

for the purpose of enabling the Department to make Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 9th February 2012

Dr Elizabeth Mitchell
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

For the purposes of enabling the Department to make Regulations, this Order brings into operation on 13th February 2012 sections 4, 5, 12 and 16 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.