Updated to 14 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 481 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-6 | 20 May 2016 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 270 of 2016), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 7(1)-(5) | 29 September 2017 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 115 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 7(6) | 20 May 2016 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 270 of 2016), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 7(7)-(12) | 29 September 2017 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 115 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 7(13) | 20 May 2016 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 115 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 8, 9(1)-(5) | 29 September 2017 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 115 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 9(6) | 20 May 2016 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 270 of 2016), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 9(7)-(12) | 29 September 2017 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 115 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 9(13) | 20 May 2016 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 270 of 2016), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 10, 11 | 29 September 2017 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 115 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 12-13 | 20 May 2016 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 270 of 2016), art. 2(b) |
| S. 14 | 29 September 2017 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 115 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 15-19 | 20 May 2016 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 270 of 2016), art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 20-23 | 20 May 2016 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 270 of 2016), art. 2(d) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Public Health (Tobacco) Acts | S. 1(2) | ||
| S. 2(1) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 11 | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6(1) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 12(a) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6(3), (4) inserted | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 12(b) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 7(1)(c) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 13(a) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 7(3) substituted | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 13(b) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 7(4) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 13(c) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 7(4A), (4B) inserted | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 13(d) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 7(10) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 13(e) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(1)(c) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 14(a)(i) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(1)(f) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 14(a)(ii) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(3) substituted | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 14(b) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(4) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 14(c) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(4A), (4B), (4C) inserted | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 14(d) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(10) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 14(e) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10(1)(c) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 15(a)(i) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10(1)(f) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 15(a)(ii) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10(3) substituted | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 15(b) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10(4) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 15(c) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10(4A), (4B), (4C) inserted | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 15(d) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10(9) substituted | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 15(e) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10(11) inserted | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 15(f) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 13(1) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 16 | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 14 amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 17(a) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 14(b)(v) amended | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (1/2017), s. 17(b) | 16 February 2017 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 3 | Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 422 of 2017) |