Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002

  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

  3. Background

  4. The Act

  5. Commentary on sections

    1. Section 2: Prohibition of tobacco advertising

    2. Section 3: Advertising in newspapers, periodicals, etc

    3. Section 4: Advertising: Exclusions

    4. Section 5: Advertising : Defences

    5. Section 6: Specialist tobacconists

    6. Section 7: Developments in technology

    7. Section 8: Displays

    8. Section 9: Prohibition of free distributions

    9. Section 10: Prohibition of sponsorship

    10. Section 11: Brandsharing

    11. Section 12: Broadcasting

    12. Section 13: Enforcement

    13. Section 14: Powers of entry etc.

    14. Section 15: Obstruction of officers

    15. Section 16: Penalties

    16. Section 17: Defences: burden of proof

    17. Section 18: Offences by bodies corporate and Scottish partnerships

    18. Section 19: Regulations

    19. Section 20: Transitional provisions: sponsorship

  6. Commencement

  7. Hansard references