(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order made by the Welsh Ministers brings into force specified provisions of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (“the Act”).
Article 2 brings into force Chapter 1 of Part 3 (sections 4 to 29) of the Act on 1 March 2021, to the extent that those provisions have not already been commenced. Article 2 also brings into force Schedule 1 (fixed penalties) and Schedule 2 (smoking: consequential amendments) to the Act. Schedule 1 is introduced by sections 27 and 49 of the Act, and Schedule 2 is introduced by section 29 of the Act.