S.I. No. 480/2003 - Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2003

1. This Order may be cited as Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2003.

2. The 15

th

day of October, 2003 is hereby appointed as the day on which

sections 2

,

3

,

4

,

5

(1),

5

(2) (in so far as it applies to section 47),

5

(5),

5

(6),

6

,

7

and

47

of the

Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002

(No. 6 of 2002) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

this 14

th

day of October 2003.

Micheál Martin, T.D.

Minister for Health and Children

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Order may be cited as Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 (Commencement Order 2003.

The Order commences

sections 2

,

3

,

4

,

5

(1),

5

(2) (in so far as it applies to section 47),

5

(5),

5

(6),

6

,

7

and

47

of the

Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002

(No. 6 of 2002) with effect from 15 October 2003.

I, Micheál Martin, Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002

(No. 6 of 2002), hereby order as follows