Part 1 S[F1 Tobacco and nicotine vapour products etc.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 1 title substituted (1.4.2017) by Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 14), ss. 15(11), 36(2); S.S.I. 2017/12, reg. 2, sch.

Chapter 1 S[F2 Display, sale and purchase]

Textual Amendments

F2 Pt. 1 Ch. 1 title substituted (1.4.2017) by Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 14), ss. 15(1), 36(2); S.S.I. 2017/12, reg. 2, sch.

Display of tobacco products etc. S

3 Regulation of display of prices S

(1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations impose requirements in relation to the display in the course of business of prices of tobacco products or smoking related products in a place where tobacco products are offered for sale.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a website is not a place but the regulations may otherwise provide for the meaning of “place” in that subsection.

(3) A person who displays or causes to be displayed prices of tobacco products or smoking related products in breach of a requirement contained in the regulations commits an offence.

(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

(5) The regulations may provide that a display of prices which also amounts to an advertisement is to be treated for the purposes of offences under this Act and the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002—

(a) as an advertisement and not as a display of prices, or

(b) as a display of prices and not as an advertisement.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 3 in force at 6.4.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2013/38, art. 2

I2 S. 3 in force at 26.2.2013 for specified purposes and for further specified purposes 29.4.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/38, art. 2(a)(b)