Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 24th May, 2016.

I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for 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), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016.

2. The 20th day of May 2016 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (No. 4 of 2015) shall come into operation:

(a) Part 1;

(b) Part 2, other than—

(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;

(c) Part 3;

(d) Part 4.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

19 May 2016.

SIMON HARRIS,

Minister for 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 2016.

This Order commences the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 with effect from 20th day of May 2016 with the exception of:

(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.

The commenced sections transpose in part Articles 13 and 14 of Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC.