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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2016 No. 101 (C. 6)

Public Health

The Tobacco Retailers (2014 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made

2nd March 2016

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25(2) of the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(1), makes the following Order.

Citation

1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Tobacco Retailers (2014 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.

(2) In this order –

“the 2014 Act” means the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014; and

“the Order of 1978” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.

Appointed days

2.  Insofar as not already in operation, the days appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2014 Act are:-

(a)6th April 2016 for the provisions specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Order (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table);

(b)1st July 2016 for the provisions specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 to this Order (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table).

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 2nd March 2016.

Legal seal

Dr Gerard Mulligan

A senior officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Article 2(a)

SCHEDULE 1

Provisions of the 2014 Act coming into force on 6th April 2016

Column 1

Provision of the Act

Column 2

Subject matter

Section 1Register of tobacco retailers
Section 2Application for registration
Section 3Duty to notify changes
Section 4Changes to and removal from the register
Section 11Powers of entry
Section 15Obstruction, etc of authorised officers
Section 16Council’s duty to share information about enforcement
Section 17Offences by bodies corporate
Section 18Amendment of the Order of 1978
Section 21Service of notices in electronic form
Section 23Transitional provision

Article 2(b)

SCHEDULE 2

Provisions of the 2014 Act coming into force on 1st July 2016

Column 1

Provision of the Act

Column 2

Subject matter

Section 5Restricted premises orders
Section 6Restricted sale orders
Section 7Appeal against the making of a restricted sale or a restricted premises order
Section 8Restricted premises orders: display of notices
Section 9Restricted premises orders: no tobacco in retail area
Section 10Offences
Section 12Fixed penalties
Section 13Use of fixed penalty receipts
Section 14Withdrawal of fixed penalty notices
Section 19Statutory charges

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Sections 22, 24, 25 and 26 of the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) came into force on Royal Assent.

For the purposes of enabling the Department to make Regulations, the Tobacco Retailers (2014 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 brought into operation on 1st May 2014 sections 1, 2, 8, 12, 13, 20 and 21 of the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

Schedule 1 to this Order sets out that the following provisions will come into force on 6th April 2016.

Schedule 2 to this Order sets out that the following provisions will come into force on 1st July 2016.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 have been brought into operation by a commencement order made before the date of this Order.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.R. No.
Section 1 (for the purpose of enabling the Department to make regulations)1st May 20142014 No. 125 (C. 5)
Section 2 (for the purpose of enabling the Department to make regulations)1st May 20142014 No. 125 (C. 5)
Section 8 (for the purpose of enabling the Department to make regulations)1st May 20142014 No. 125 (C. 5)
Section 12 (for the purpose of enabling the Department to make regulations)1st May 20142014 No. 125 (C. 5)
Section 13 (for the purpose of enabling the Department to make regulations)1st May 20142014 No. 125 (C. 5)

Section 20 (for the purpose of enabling the

Department to make regulations)

Section 21 (for the purpose of enabling the

Department to make regulations)

1st May 2014

1st May 2014

2014 No. 125 (C. 5)

2014 No. 125 (C. 5)