The Proxy Purchasing of Tobacco, Nicotine Products etc. (Fixed Penalty Amount) Regulations 2015 No. 896

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 896

Public Health, England And Wales

The Proxy Purchasing of Tobacco, Nicotine Products etc. (Fixed Penalty Amount) Regulations 2015

Made

26th March 2015

Coming into force

1st October 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 5 and 8 of Schedule 1 to the Health Act 2006(1).

In accordance with section 79(4) of the Health Act 2006, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

2006 c.28. As to the meaning of “the appropriate national authority” see section 82(1) of the Health Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act applies with modifications to an offence under section 91 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c.6) (“the 2014 Act”) by virtue of section 91(5) of the 2014 Act. Section 91 of the 2014 Act was extended to include relevant nicotine products by regulation 2 of the Nicotine Inhaling Products (Age of Sale and Proxy Purchasing) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/895).