Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 Explanatory Notes

Section 30 - Duty to maintain register of retailers of tobacco and nicotine products

58.This section establishes a register of retailers of tobacco and nicotine products, which will contain details of businesses with premises in Wales selling those products to the general public. The section places a duty on the registration authority to maintain the register. Regulations made by the Welsh Ministers will specify a body, for example a local authority, to act as the registration authority.

59.The register may include other appropriate information provided within the application form for entry onto the register (see section 31).

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