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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Public Health
Made
20th January 2022
1. This Order may be cited as the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022.
2. 1st April 2022 is the appointed day for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016–
(a) section 15 (duty to promote transplantation);
(b) section 16 (annual report on transplantation).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 20th January 2022.
Ryan Wilson
A senior officer of the
Department of Health
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Commencement Order is made by the Department of Health under section 20(3) of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (“ the Act”).
It brings into operation the following provisions of the Act on 1st April 2022.
Section 15 – requires the Department to promote transplantation, and provide information and increase awareness about transplantation and the donation for transplantation of parts of the human body. This includes in particular a duty to promote a campaign informing the public at least once a year.
Section 16 – requires the Department to lay before the Assembly, in respect of each financial year, a report about transplantation in that year. The report must include the steps taken by the Department to fulfil the duties set out in section 15, and the number and nature of transplantations carried out. At least once every five financial years, the report must include the opinion of the Department as to whether the Act has been effective in promoting transplantation, and any recommendations the Department considers appropriate for amending the law so as to promote transplantation.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 have been brought into operation by a commencement order made before the date of this Order.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.R. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | 1st June 2017 | 2017 No. 91 (C. 8) |
| Section 2 | 1st June 2017 | 2017 No. 91 (C. 8) |
| Section 3(2) | 1st June 2017 | 2017 No. 91 (C. 8) |
| Section 4 | 1st June 2017 | 2017 No. 91 (C. 8) |
| Section 5 (for the purpose of enabling the Department to make regulations) | 1st June 2017 | 2017 No. 91 (C. 8) |
| Section 7 | 1st June 2017 | 2017 No. 91 (C. 8) |
| Section 3(1) (Schedule 1: amendments consequential on sections 1 and 2) | 1st February 2022 | 2021 No. 329 (C. 13) |
| Section 5 (prohibition of use of tobacco or nicotine products in a private vehicle) insofar as not already in operation | 1st February 2022 | 2021 No. 329 (C. 13) |
| Schedule 1 | 1st February 2022 | 2021 No. 329 (C. 13) |
| Part 2 of Schedule 2 and section 19 to the extent that it repeals the provisions in the Tobacco Retailers Acts (Northern Ireland) 2014(c) | 1st February 2022 | 2021 No. 329 (C. 13) |
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety was renamed the Department of Health by section 1(5) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5) (N.I.).