3.—(1) A person may not carry out a regulated activity otherwise than in accordance with a licence granted by the Commissioners under these Regulations.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person carrying out a regulated activity in respect of an item of tobacco products manufacturing machinery which—
(a)requires tobacco and paper to be loaded manually into the item,
(b)makes cigarettes or cigars only by manual operation, and
(c)makes only one cigarette or cigar before it requires further loading as described in sub-paragraph (a).
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person if the only regulated activity carried out by that person is being in possession of an item of tobacco products manufacturing machinery for the purpose of transporting the item on behalf of a licensee, where the transport is made in accordance with the conditions and restrictions of the licence of the licensee.
(4) A regulated activity is to manufacture, purchase, acquire, own or be in possession of an item of tobacco products manufacturing machinery(1).
Tobacco products manufacturing machinery has the meaning given in section 8V(1) of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979.