2020 No. 1048 (W. 234) (C. 30)
The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2020
Made
The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by section 126(2) of the Public Health (Wales) Act 20171, make the following Order:
Title and interpretation1
1
The title of this Order is the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2020.
2
In this Order, “the Act” means the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017.
Provisions coming into force on 29 September 20202
1
The following provisions of the Act come into force, to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations, on 29 September 2020—
a
section 6 (offence of failing to prevent smoking in smoke-free premises);
b
section 10 (school grounds);
c
section 11 (hospital grounds);
d
section 17 (signs: smoke-free premises);
e
section 18 (enforcement authorities);
f
section 27 (fixed penalty notices) in so far as it relates to Schedule 1;
g
section 28 (interpretation of this Chapter); and
h
Schedule 1 (fixed penalties).
2
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 29 September 2020—
a
section 15 (smoke-free vehicles); and
b
section 16 (smoke-free premises: exemptions).
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order:
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
---|---|---|
Section 2 | 4 October 2017 | (W. 237) (C. 85) |
Section 3 | 4 October 2017 | (W. 237) (C. 85) |
Section 94 | 1 February 2018 | (W. 1)(1) |
Part 5 | 1 February 2018 | (W. 1) |
Part 7 | 1 April 2019 | (W. 152)(2) |
Part 8 | 31 May 2018 | (W. 116) (C. 48) |
Section 119 | 4 October 2017 | (W. 237) (C. 85) |
Schedule 4 | 31 May 2018 | (W. 116) (C. 48) |
(1) Instrument not allocated number in the Commencement Instruments series. | ||
(2) Instrument not allocated number in the Commencement Instruments series. |
See also section 126(1) of the Act for the provisions that came into force on 3 July 2017 (the date of Royal Assent).