Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018

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Number 24 of 2018


PUBLIC HEALTH (ALCOHOL) ACT 2018


CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

1. Short title and commencement

2. Interpretation

3. Application of Act to registered clubs

4. Applicant to provide written notice to Executive

5. Regulations and orders

6. Expenses

7. Service of documents

8. Offences

9. Remote sale of alcohol products

10. Repeals

PART 2

Alcohol Products

11. Minimum price of alcohol products

12. Labelling of alcohol products and notices in licensed premises

13. Content of advertisements

14. Prohibition on advertising in certain places

15. Restriction on advertising during events

16. Sponsorship

17. Children’s clothing

18. Advertisements in publications

19. Broadcast watershed

20. Advertising in cinemas

21. Review of operation of section 13 to 20

22. Separation and visibility of alcohol products and advertisements for alcohol products in specified licensed premises

23. Regulations relating to sale and supply of alcohol products

PART 3

Enforcement and Compliance

24. Appointment of authorised officers

25. Powers of authorised officers

26. Taking of samples by authorised officers

27. Laboratories

28. Evidence in proceedings for an offence

29. Fixed payment notice

30. Compliance notice

31. Executive may publish information respecting certain persons


Acts Referred to

Broadcasting Act 2009 (No. 18)

Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (No. 40)

Child Care Act 1991 (No. 17)

Companies Act 2014 (No. 38)

Companies Acts

Courts (No. 2) Act 1986 (No. 26)

Education Act 1998 (No. 51)

Finance Act 2003 (No. 3)

Intoxicating Liquor Act 1943 (No. 7)

Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 (No. 31)

Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 (No. 17)

Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011

Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37)

Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict., c.93)

Railway Safety Act 2005 (No. 31)

Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2007

Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008

Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24)

Trade Marks Act 1996 (No. 6)

Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 (No. 55)

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Number 24 of 2018


PUBLIC HEALTH (ALCOHOL) ACT 2018


An Act to provide for the minimum price per gram of alcohol, to confer the power on the Minister for Health to, by order, increase that price, to provide for the labelling of alcohol products including the inclusion of health warnings and the alcohol content and energy content of alcohol products on alcohol product containers, to provide that an applicant for the grant or renewal of a licence under the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011 and an applicant for the grant or renewal of a licence under the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008 shall notify the Health Service Executive of the application, to provide for restrictions in relation to the advertising and sponsorship of alcohol products, generally and in relation to children, to provide procedures in relation to the exposure for sale and advertising of alcohol products in specified licensed premises, to confer power on the Minister for Health to make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting or restricting the sale of alcohol products in certain circumstances, to provide for enforcement measures, to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 , and to provide for related matters.

[17th October, 2018]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: