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1.—(1) Any surface of the external or internal packaging of a unit packet or container packet of hand rolling tobacco—
(a)must be smooth and, in the case of a unit packet or container packet which is cuboid in shape, flat, and
(b)must contain no ridges, embossing or other irregularities of shape or texture.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not prohibit the inclusion—
(a)in the case of a unit packet of hand rolling tobacco in the form of a pouch, of any feature which occurs as a necessary part of the process of sealing the pouch during its manufacture, or
(b)in the case of a unit packet or container packet of hand rolling tobacco which is cylindrical in shape, of any feature which is necessary to affix the bottom of the cylinder or to enable the lid of the cylinder to be opened and closed.
(3) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to—
(a)paragraph 3(3), and
(b)any provision to the contrary made by any enactment (whenever passed or made) other than these Regulations.
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