Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 546 (C.41)

CONSUMER PROTECTION

The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No. 8) (Scotland) Order 2004

Made

17th December 2004

Citation, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No. 8) (Scotland) Order 2004.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

(3) In this Order “the Act” means the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002.

Appointed days

2.—(1) 21st December 2004 is the appointed day for the coming into force of section 2 of the Act in the case of a tobacco advertisement which is, or is to be, published, printed, devised or distributed solely for the purposes of the promotion of a tobacco product in a place where tobacco products are offered for sale.

(2) 31st July 2005 is the appointed day for the coming into force of–

(a)section 2 of the Act, other than in the case of a tobacco advertisement which is, or is to be, published, devised or distributed solely for the purpose of the promotion of a tobacco product on a website where tobacco products are offered for sale; and

(b)sections 3, 9 and 10 of the Act in so far as those sections are not already in force.

RHONA BRANKIN

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

17th December 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which extends to Scotland only, brings into force the remaining provisions of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (“the Act”), except for section 2 in relation to website advertising. Certain provisions have already been brought into force in Scotland by three earlier commencement orders (S.S.I. 2002/512, S.S.I. 2003/80 and S.S.I. 2003/113).

Article 2(1) of this Order commences, on 21st December 2004, section 2 of the Act in respect of tobacco advertising in places where tobacco products are offered for sale.

Article 2(2) of this Order commences on 31st July 2005–

(a)section 2 of the Act for all purposes other than website advertising; and

(b)sections 3, 9 and 10 in so far as those sections are not already in force.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(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.

Commencement OrderProvisionsDate of CommencementS.I. Number
Commencement Order No. 1 (does not apply to Scotland)Section 1 (partially)20th November 20022002/2865(2)
Section 114th February 2003
Section 2 (partially)14th February 2003
Section 2 (partially)14th May 2003
Section 3 (partially)14th February 2003
Section 4(1) and (2)14th February 2003
Section 4(3) and (4) (partially)20th November 2002
Sections 5 to 814th February 2003
Section 9 (partially)14th February 2003
Section 9 (partially)14th May 2003
Section 10 (partially)14th February 2003
Section 11(1) to (3) (partially)20th November 2002
Section 11(4)14th February 2003
Sections 12 to 1814th February 2003
Section 19 (partially)20th November 2002
Section 20 (partially)20th November 2002
Section 21 (partially)20th November 2002
Section 2114th February 2003
Commencement Order No. 2 (applies only to Scotland)section 1 (partially)20th November 20022002/512(3)
section 114th February 2003
section 2 (partially)14th February 2003
section 2 (partially)14th May 2003
section 314th February 2003
section 4(1) and (2)14th February 2003
section 4(3) and (4) (partially)20th November 2002
sections 5 to 814th February 2003
section 9 (partially)14th February 2003
section 9 (partially)14th May 2003
section 1014th February 2003
section 11(1) to (3) (partially)20th November 2002
section 11(4)14th February 2003
sections 12 to 1814th February 2003
Section 1912th February 2003
section 20 (partially)20th November 2002
section 21 (partially)20th November 2002
section 2114th February 2003
Commencement Order No. 3 (does not apply to Scotland)Section 1911th February 20032003/258
Commencement Order No. 5 (applies only to Scotland)section 4(3) and (4)25th February 20032003/113
section 11(1) to (3)25th February 2003
section 2025th February 2003
Commencement Order No. 6 (does not apply to Scotland)Section 4(3) and (4)26th February 20032003/396
Section 11(1) to (3)26th February 2003
Section 2026th February 2003
Commencement Order No. 7 (does not apply to Scotland)section 2 (partially)21st December 20042004/3138
Section 2 (partially)31st July 2005
Section 331st July 2005
Section 931st July 2005
Section 1031st July 2005
(1)

2002 c. 36; “appropriate Minister” is defined in section 21.

(2)

S.I. 2002/2865 was amended by S.I. 2003/258.

(3)

S.S.I. 2002/512 was amended by S.S.I. 2003/80.