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

Made: 17th December 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1) and (2) of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

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

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• (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.

Signed

RHONA BRANKIN — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department — 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.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2002 c. 36; “appropriate Minister” is defined in section 21.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2002/2865 was amended by S.I. 2003/258.

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2002/512 was amended by S.S.I. 2003/80.