Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st March, 2017.

I, MARCELLA CORCORAN KENNEDY, Minister of State at the Department of Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (3) of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (No. 4 of 2015) and the Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 4) Order 2016 ( S.I. No. 512 of 2016 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017.

2. The 29th day of September 2017 is appointed as the day on which the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (No. 4 of 2015) shall, insofar as it is not already in operation, come into operation.

GIVEN under my hand,

29 March 2017.

MARCELLA CORCORAN KENNEDY,

Minister of State at the Department of Health.

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 the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017.

The Order commences the provisions of Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 which are not already in operation with effect from 29th day of September 2017. These provisions are as follows:

(i) subsections (1) to (5) and (7) to (12) of section 7,

(ii) section 8,

(iii) subsections (1) to (5) and (7) to (12) of section 9,

(iv) section 10,

(v) section 11, and

(vi) section 14;