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Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/512)
There is a technical question of whether or not the order takes the correct form. We need only draw the Parliament's attention to the matter. We asked why the order was made as a statutory instrument, when that may not have been required.
It seems that everyone knows that there is a technical flaw in the instrument, although it still works.
Do we really want to enter into the detail of this?
No.
I thought not. In any case, I can tell members that the cause was not enforcement. In other words, it was not in relation to enforcement, but to timing, that the Executive introduced the order. We will draw the matter to the Executive's attention.