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Restriction on Smoking (Amendment No.3) (Jersey) Law 2013 (Appointed Day) Act 201-, and Restriction on Smoking (Vending Machines) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

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A decision made 10 December 2013:

Decision Reference:   MD-HSS-2013-0050

Decision Summary Title :

Draft Restriction on Smoking (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2013 (Appointed Day) Act 201- and associated Draft Regulations

Date of Decision Summary:

 

3 December 2013

Decision Summary Author:

 

Acting Senior Public Health Officer

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

-

Written Report

Title :

Draft Restriction on Smoking (Vending Machines) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

 

Date of Written Report:

October 2013

Written Report Author:

Acting Senior Public Health Officer

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:

Draft Restriction on Smoking (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2013 (Appointed Day) Act 201-

Draft Restriction on Smoking (Vending Machines) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

 

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the Draft Appointed Day Act to bring into effect the Restriction on Smoking (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2013, along with the Draft Restriction on Smoking (Vending Machines) (Jersey) Regulations 201-, which together prohibit the sale of tobacco from vending machines and which achieve the alignment of fines for breaches of tobacco Regulations.

 

The Minister is asked to refer the Draft Appointed Day Act and Draft Regulations to the Greffier of the States for lodging “au Greffe” and subsequently for debate on the same date, with the Draft Appointed

 

 

Day Act to be debated immediately before the Draft Regulations.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

The States of Jersey Tobacco Control Strategy (2010 - 2015) aims to reduce smoking prevalence of young people in Jersey. Restricting the advertising, promotion and display of tobacco alongside prohibiting the sale of tobacco from vending machines would reduce the ease of access for young people to tobacco products.

 

Resource Implications:

Additional enforcement duties would be carried out within existing capacity of the Environmental Health Team at the Public Health Department: there are therefore no additional financial or manpower implications arising

 

Action required:

Request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the Draft Appointed Day Act and Draft Regulations to be lodged “au Greffe” for debate by the States Assembly, with the Draft Appointed Day Act to be debated immediately before the Draft Regulations.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

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