Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 3138 (C.134)
CONSUMER PROTECTION
The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No.7) Order 2004
Made
26th November 2004
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) and (2) of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002( 1 ) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—
Citation, extent and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No.7) Order 2004.
(2) This Order applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland 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;
(b) sections 3, 9 and 10 of the Act in so far as those sections are not already in force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Melanie Johnson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
26th November 2004
S.I.2002/2865 was amended by S.I. 2003/258 .