Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015

Number 4 of 2015

PUBLIC HEALTH (STANDARDISED PACKAGING OF TOBACCO) ACT 2015

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022 (52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including Planning And Development And Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 1 of 2023), made 9 January 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 4 of 2015


PUBLIC HEALTH (STANDARDISED PACKAGING OF TOBACCO) ACT 2015

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023



Acts Referred to

Finance Act 2005 (No. 5)

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 23)

Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 (No. 6)

Public Health (Tobacco) Acts 2002 to 2013

Trade Marks Act 1996 (No. 6)


Number 4 of 2015


PUBLIC HEALTH (STANDARDISED PACKAGING OF TOBACCO) ACT 2015

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023


An Act to provide for standardised packaging of tobacco and tobacco products; to give effect in part to Directive No. 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 1 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; and to provide for related matters.

[10 th March, 2015]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: