EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This commencement Order is made by the Department of Health under section 20(3) of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (“the Act”).

It brings into operation the following provisions on 1st February 2022.

  • Section 3(1) – brings into operation Schedule 1 to the Act which amends certain provisions of the Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

  • Section 5 – allows Article 6 of the Smoking (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 to be amended to allow offences to apply to private vehicles where under eighteens are present in the vehicle. It also allows regulations to be made in relation to the use of nicotine products in private vehicles where under eighteens are present.

  • Part 2 of Schedule 2 and section 19 – brings into operation repeals to certain provisions in the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.