Scottish Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 26 (C. 4)
Public Health
The Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2018
Made 25th January 2018
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 29th January 2018
Coming into force 19th March 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(2) of the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016.
2016 asp 14.

Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 19th March 2018.

Appointed day
2. 19th March 2018 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 33 (duty to provide or secure communication equipment) of the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016.
MAUREEN WATT
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th January 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force section 33 (duty to provide or secure communication equipment) of the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 provides that the day appointed for that section to come into force is 19th March 2018.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 6th April 2016. Sections 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the Act came into force the following day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations:
Provision	Date of Commencement	Instrument No.
Section 1	6th February 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 2 for the purpose of making regulations	6th February 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 2 for all other purposes	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 3	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 4 for the purpose of making regulations	6th February 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 4 for all other purposes	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Sections 5 to 7	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 8 for the purpose of making regulations	6th February 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 8 for all other purposes	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 9(1) for the purpose of making regulations	6th February 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 9(1) for all other purposes	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 9(2), (3) and (4)	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 10 for the purpose of making regulations	6th February 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 10 for all other purposes	1st October 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 11	1st October 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 12	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 13	6th February 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 14	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 15(1) and (2)	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 15(3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8)	1st October 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 15(9), (10) and (11)	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 16	6th February 2017	S.S.I. 2017/12
Section 21 for the purpose of making regulations	1st October 2017	S.S.I. 2017/294
Section 22 for the purpose of making regulations	1st October 2017	S.S.I. 2017/294
Section 23 for the purpose of making regulations	1st October 2017	S.S.I. 2017/294
Section 25(1) for the purpose of making regulations	1st October 2017	S.S.I. 2017/294
Sections 26 to 32	1st October 2017	S.S.I. 2017/294