The provisions of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill being notified relate to 3 additional specifications:

(i) the inclusion of an additional health warning for alcohol products and in advertisements for alcohol products. The text of the warning is "a warning that is intended to inform the public of the direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers".

(ii) a specification of the minimum proportion of printed material to be given to a health warning.

The existing provision provides that the Minister may prescribe the form of a warning including its size and colour and the size, colour and font type of the printed material on the warning. The amendment adds that "where at least one third of the printed material will be given over to evidence-based health warnings". When such Regualtions are being made, they will be notified to the Commission in draft form.

(iii) the introduction of a broadcast watershed for advertisements for alcohol products. The text of which is as follows "a person shall not broadcast, or cause to be broadcast, an advertisement for an alcohol product on a television programme service between the hours of 3.00 a.m. and 9.00p.m. A person shall not broadcast, or cause to be broadcast, an advertisement for an alcohol

product on a sound broadcasting services on a week-day between the hours of midnight and 10.00 a.m., or 3.00 p.m. and midnight."

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 (in so far as it relates to the 3 additional specifications to labelling, advertising and broadcast watershed).

3 additional specifications being notified:

Labels on alcohol products, websites where alcohol is sold online, and documents with kegs or casks must contain the additional cancer health warning. The text of the health warning is "a warning that is intended to inform the public of the direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers". (Section 12 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill)

In addition, a minimum proportion of the printed material is being specified for health warnings.

The existing provision provides that the Minister may prescribe the form of a warning including its size and colour and the size, colour and font type of the printed material on the warning. The amendment adds that "where at least one third of the printed material will be given over to evidence-based health warnings". When such Regualtions are being made, they will be notified to the Commission in draft form. (Section 12 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill).

Advertisements will also have to include the additional cancer health warning. The text of the health warning to be included is "a warning that is intended to inform the public of the direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers". (Section 13 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill)

Broadcast advertisements for alcohol products will be restricted to specified times based on the viewing and listening times of children. The text of which is as follows "a person shall not broadcast, or cause to be broadcast, an advertisement for an alcohol product on a television programme service between the hours of 3.00 a.m. and 9.00p.m. A person shall not broadcast, or cause to be broadcast, an advertisement for an alcohol product on a sound broadcasting services on a week-day between the hours of midnight and 10.00 a.m., or 3.00 p.m. and midnight. (Section 19 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill).