The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Period Products (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024", (S.R. 2024 No.95), which comes into operation on 16th April 2024.

These Regulations specify the public service bodies within the functions of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs that are subject to the duty to ensure that period products are obtainable free of charge by persons on their premises who need to use them from a date specified in the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.

This Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070 or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.

Sharon McFlynn

Director of Strategic Support Directorate

16 April 2024