The Oral Snuff (Safety) Regulations 1989

Made13th December 1989

Laid before Parliament13th December 1989

Coming into force13th March 1990

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Consumer Protection Act 19871 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, for the purposes of securing that goods which are unsafe are not made available to persons generally, and after consultation, in accordance with section 11(5) of that Act, with organisations appearing to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations and other persons considered appropriate, I hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Oral Snuff (Safety) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 13th March 1990.

2

In these Regulations “oral snuff” means goods which consist wholly or mainly of tobacco in fine cut, ground or particulate form or in any combination of those forms and which are for oral use other than smoking.

Prohibition of supply of oral snuff2

No person shall supply, offer to supply, agree to supply, expose for supply or possess for supply any oral snuff.

K. ClarkeOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State13th December 1989

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prohibit the supply of oral snuff, including offering or agreeing to supply it and exposing or possessing it for supply. Oral snuff is defined in regulation 1(2) as goods which consist wholly or mainly of tobacco in fine cut, ground or particulate form or in any combination of those forms and which are for oral use other than smoking.