Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018

Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018
Oireachtas
  • 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.
CitationNo. 24 of 2018
Territorial extentIreland
Passed bySeanad
Passed3 October 2018
Passed byDáil
Passed3 October 2018
Signed byPresident Michael D. Higgins
Signed17 October 2018
CommencedCommenced in part:
6 November 2018
14 May 2021
2023
2023
Legislative history
First chamber: Seanad
Bill titlePublic Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015
Bill citationNo. 120 of 2015
Introduced byMinister for Health (Leo Varadkar)
Introduced10 December 2015
Committee responsibleHealth
First reading17 December 2015
Second reading26 October 2016
Considered by the Health Committee8 November 2017
Report and Final Stage15 December 2017
Second chamber: Dáil
Second reading6 March 2018
Considered in committee3 October 2018
Report and Final Stage3 October 2018
Final stages
Dáil amendments considered by the Seanad3 October 2018
Finally passed both chambers3 October 2018
Summary
Restricts advertising by alcohol companies and introduces a statutory minimum price for alcohol.
Status: Not fully in force

The Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (Act No. 24 of 2018) is an Act of the Oireachtas.

It was first published in 2015 and agreed on by the Dáil in October 2018. It is intended to reduce alcohol consumption and the harms caused by the misuse of alcohol. It provides for statutory minimum prices on alcohol, restrictions on advertising, stark warning labels on alcohol products, and the separation and reduced visibility of alcohol products in mixed trading outlets.[1]

  1. ^ "After 1,000 days of debate, the government's landmark alcohol legislation has been passed". The Journal. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

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