Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018
A Welsh Government Bill, introduced by Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Social Services and Public Health. Following a change in ministerial portfolios in November 2017, the First Minister authorised Vaughan Gething MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services, as the new Member in Charge of the Bill, from 9 November 2017. The Business Committee remitted the Bill to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.
About the Bill
The Bill provides for a minimum price for the sale and supply of alcohol in Wales by certain persons and makes it an offence for alcohol to be sold or supplied below that price.
The Bill includes provision for:
- the
formula for calculating the applicable minimum price for alcohol by
multiplying the percentage strength of the alcohol, its volume and the
minimum unit price (MUP);
- powers
for Welsh Ministers to make subordinate legislation to specify the MUP;
- the
establishment of a local authority-led enforcement regime with powers to
bring prosecutions;
- powers
of entry for authorised officers of a local authority, an offence of
obstructing an authorised officer and the power to issue fixed penalty
notices (FPNs).
The Bill proposes the MUP would be specified in regulations. However, for the purpose of assessing impacts and the associated costs and benefits, the Explanatory Memorandum uses a 50p MUP as an example.
Further detail about the Bill can be found in its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum (PDF 2MB).
Current Stage
BillStageAct
Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act (external website) became law in Wales (external website) on 9 August 2018.
Record of Passage in
the National Assembly for Wales
The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through the National Assembly for Wales.
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Documents |
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Bill introduced: 23 October 2017 |
Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF 126KB) Explanatory Memorandum (PDF 2MB) Presiding
Officer’s Statement: 23 October 2017 (PDF 127KB) Welsh Government: Statement of Policy Intent for Subordinate Legislation (PDF 519KB) Draft Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) Bill (external website) |
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Stage 1: Committee considerations of general principles |
Public consultation The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee issued a call for evidence, which closed on 15 December 2017. Committee dates The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee considered the Bill on the following dates:
The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee considered the Bill on the following dates:
The Finance Committee considered the Bill on the following dates:
Ministerial correspondence Following the cancellation of the Health, Social
Care and Sport Committee on 9 November 2017, the Committee wrote
to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services. The Cabinet
Secretary responded
on 14 November. Report The Finance Committee laid its report
on 28 February 2018 (PDF, 589KB). Letter
from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance
– 17 April 2018 (PDF, 178KB) The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee laid
its report
on 5 March 2018. (PDF, 1MB) The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs
Committee laid its report
on 5 March 2018. (PDF, 715KB) Response
by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Finance
Committee's Stage 1 Report – 28 March 2018. (PDF, 160 KB) |
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Stage 1: Debate in Plenary on general principles |
A debate took place in Plenary on 13 March 2018. The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was agreed. |
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Financial Resolution |
A Financial Resolution was agreed in Plenary on 13 March 2018. Further information about financial resolutions is available in section 3 of the Guide to the scrutiny stages for Public Bills. |
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Stage 2: Committee consideration of amendments |
Stage 2 began on 14 March 2018 The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee agreed on 15 March 2018, under Standing Order 26.21, that the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings will be: Sections 1 to 9; Schedule 1; Sections 10 to 29; Long title. Stage 2 consideration took place in Committee on Thursday 3
May 2018. Notice of Amendments Notice
of Amendments – 9 April 2018 Notice
of Amendments – 25 April 2018 Marshalled
List of Amendments – 3 May 2018 Groupings
of Amendments – 3 May 2018 Public
Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill, unamended at Stage 2 Revised
Explanatory Memorandum (PDF
2MB) Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary |
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Stage 3: Plenary consideration of amendments |
Following the completion of Stage 2 proceedings, Stage 3 commenced on 4 May 2018. The National Assembly for Wales agreed on 5 June 2018, under Standing Order 26.36, that the order of consideration for Stage 3 proceedings will be: Sections 1 to 9; Schedule 1; Sections 10 to 29; Long title. Stage 3 consideration and disposal of amendments took place in Plenary on 12 June 2018. Notice of Amendments Notice of Amendments – 5 June 2018 Marshalled List of Amendments – 12 June 2018 (PDF 78 KB) Groupings of Amendments – 12 June 2018 (PDF 64 KB) Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3 (PDF 143KB) (Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by side-lining in the right margin.) |
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Stage 4: Passing of the Bill in Plenary |
The Bill was agreed by the Assembly on 19 June 2018. Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill, as passed (PDF 143 KB) Printing changes to the Bill as passed (PDF 135 KB) |
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Post-stage 4 |
The Solicitor General (PDF 31KB), on behalf of the Attorney General, Counsel General (PDF 190KB) and Secretary of State for Wales (PDF 30KB) wrote to the Presiding Officer to advise that they would not be referring the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill to the Supreme Court under Sections 112 or 114 of the Government of Wales Act 2006. |
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Date of Royal
Assent |
Royal
Assent (PDF 72KB) was given on 9 August 2018. |
Contact information
Phone: 0300 200 6565
Postal address:
National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff CF99 1NA
Email: Legislation@Senedd.Wales
Business type: Bill
Reason considered: Government Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 17/10/2017
Documents
- Welsh Government: Statement of Policy Intent for Subordinate Legislation
PDF 518 KB - Letter from the First Minister regarding Members in charge of Government Bills - November 2017 PDF 148 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services regarding stage 1 scrutiny - November 2017 PDF 129 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee regarding stage 1 scrutiny - November 2017 PDF 551 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services - 11 December 2017 PDF 120 KB View as HTML (5) 20 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – 12 December 2017 PDF 186 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - 19 December 2017 PDF 383 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services - 20 December 2017 PDF 118 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 21 December 2017 PDF 913 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – 21 December 2017 PDF 157 KB
- Restricted enclosure
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 9 February 2018 PDF 191 KB
- Response by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's Stage 1 Report – 28 March 2018 PDF 423 KB
- Response by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Finance Committee's Stage 1 Report – 28 March 2018 PDF 160 KB
- Response by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee's Stage 1 Report – 28 March 2018 PDF 359 KB
- Notice of Amendments - 9 April 2018 PDF 88 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance - 17 April 2018 PDF 178 KB
- Notice of Amendments - 25 April 2018 PDF 85 KB
- Marshalled List of Amendments - 3 May 2018 PDF 106 KB
- Groupings of Amendments - 3 May 2018 PDF 67 KB
- Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill, unamended at Stage 2 PDF 125 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - 22 May 2018 PDF 415 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chairs of the Health, Social Care and Sport and Finance Committees - 1 June 2018 PDF 297 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 4 June 2018 PDF 524 KB
- Notice of Amendments - 5 June 2018 PDF 81 KB
- Marshalled List of Amendments - 12 June 2018 PDF 78 KB
- Groupings of Amendments - 12 June 2018 PDF 64 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - 11 June 2018 PDF 2 MB
- Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3 PDF 143 KB
- Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill, as passed PDF 143 KB
- Printing changes to the Bill as passed PDF 135 KB
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales - 10 July 2018 PDF 30 KB
- Letter from the Solicitor General - 17 July 2018 PDF 31 KB
- Letter from the Counsel General - 17 July 2018 PDF 190 KB
- Letter from Welsh Government to the Chair of Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on Minimum Price Alcohol - 7 December 2018 PDF 940 KB
Consultations