402.This section gives the Secretary of State the power to make regulations about specified elements of the retail packaging of tobacco products and the products themselves where he or she considers that the regulations may contribute to reducing the risk of harm to, or to promoting, the health or welfare of children.
403.These provisions apply to the whole of the UK. Regulations made under these powers will be subject to the affirmative parliamentary procedure and the Secretary of State must obtain the consent of the Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers, or Office of the First Minister or Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, where they contain provisions which would be within the legislative competence of their respective Parliament or Assembly.