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These Regulations may be cited as the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1 March 2022.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 specified in column 1 of the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of the schedule) is the day specified in column 3 of the schedule.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 4 of that schedule, a provision mentioned in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.
MAREE TODD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
7th February 2022
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2


Column 1Provision of the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 Column 2Subject matter Column 3Appointed day Column 4Purpose
Section 20 Smoking outside hospitals 2 March 2022 So far as is necessary to enable the Scottish Ministers to lay and make regulations under sections 4C(4) and 4D(2), (4) and (5) and paragraph 4(1) of schedule 1 of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005.
Section 20 Smoking outside hospitals 5 September 2022 For all other purposes.