The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 2372 (C. 81)

CONSUMER PROTECTION

The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2006

Made

24th August 2006

The Secretary of State for Health makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1) of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002(1).

Citation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2006.

(2) This Order extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland only.

Appointed day

2.  26th September 2006 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 in so far as that Act is not already in force.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Caroline Flint

Minister of State for Public Health

Department of Health

24th August 2006

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (“the Act”) in so far as it is not already in force. Section 2 of the Act was not previously in force in relation to website advertising. The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2006(2) also insert new provisions into the Act.

This Order does not apply to Scotland.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order concludes the bringing into force of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 in relation to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. Number
Section 1 (partially) Section 1 (fully)	20th November 2002 14th February 2003	2002/2865(3) 2002/2865
Section 2 (partially) Section 2 (partially) Section 2 (partially) Section 2 (partially)	14th February 2003 14th May 2003 21st December 2004 31st July 2005	2002/2865 2002/2865 2004/3138 2004/3138
Section 3 (partially) Section 3 (fully)	14th February 2003 31st July 2005	2002/2865 2004/3138
Section 4(1) and (2) Section 4(3) and (4) (partially) Section 4(3) and (4) (fully)	14th February 2003 20th November 2002 26th February 2003	2002/2865 2002/2865 2003/396
Sections 5 to 8	14th February 2003	2002/2865
Section 9 (partially) Section 9 (partially) Section 9 (fully)	14th February 2003 14th May 2003 31st July 2005	2002/2865 2002/2865 2004/3138
Section 10 (partially) Section 10 (fully)	14th February 2003 31st July 2005	2002/2865 2004/3138
Section 11(1) to (3) (partially) Section 11(1) to (3) (fully) Section 11(4)	20th November 2002 26th February 2003 14th February 2003	2002/2865 2003/396 2002/2865
Sections 12 to 18	14th February 2003	2002/2865
Section 19 (partially) Section 19 (fully)	20th November 2002 11th February 2002	2002/2865 2002/2865
Section 20 (partially) Section 20 (fully)	20th November 2002 26th February 2003	2002/2865 2003/396
Section 21 (partially) Section 21 (fully)	20th November 2002 14th February 2003	2002/2865 2002/2865
Section 22	7th November 2002	Came into force on Royal Assent

Commencement Orders numbered 2, 4, 5 and 8 apply to Scotland (SSIs 2002/512, 2003/80, 2003/113 and 2004/546 respectively).

(1)

2002 c.36.

(2)

SI 2006/2369

(3)

SI 2002/2865 was amended by SI 2003/258