Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002
F45[Prohibition of advertising of tobacco products on retail premises.
33A.—(1) The advertisement of tobacco products in premises in which the business of selling tobacco products by retail is carried on in whole or in part is prohibited.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Where in relation to a premises to which subsection (1) applies there is a contravention of that subsection, the occupier, manager and any other person for the time being in charge of the premises shall each be guilty of an offence.
(4) In this section, "advertisement" includes, in relation to a tobacco product, every form of recommendation of the product to the public and, in particular—
(a) (i) a statement of the name of a manufacturer or importer of a tobacco product, or the name of any brand of tobacco product, or
(ii) a statement of any trade description or designation, or a display or other publication of a trademark, emblem, marketing image or logo, by reference to which the product is marketed or sold,
in circumstances where such statement, display or publication may reasonably be regarded as a recommendation of the product to the public, and
(b) a statement of the properties of the product on a label, container, wrapper or package used for the product or in a leaflet, circular, pamphlet or brochure issued to the public or given to a purchaser of the product,
and cognate words shall be construed accordingly.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F45
Inserted (1.07.2009) by Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2004 (6/2004), s. 5, S.I. No. 405 of 2008.
Editorial Notes:
E18
The section heading is taken from the content of the section in the absence of one included in the amendment.