The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

PART 1Introduction

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

3Meaning of producer and supplier etc.

4Meaning of unit and container pack and the surfaces of a pack

PART 2Labelling of tobacco products

5Combined health warnings on tobacco products for smoking

5ARevision of text warnings, photographs and technical specifications : GB tobacco products

6Range and rotation of combined health warnings

7General warnings and information messages on tobacco products for smoking

8Position of general warning and information message on cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco

9Labelling of large cigars and individually wrapped cigars and cigarillos

10Health warning on smokeless tobacco products

11General conditions applicable to all health warnings on tobacco products

12Images of tobacco products targeted at consumers

PART 3Emissions, additives and other prohibited ingredients and products

13Maximum emission levels of cigarettes

14Measurement and verification of emission levels

15No flavoured cigarettes or hand rolling tobacco etc.

15ANo flavoured NI heated tobacco products

16No vitamins, colourings or prohibited additives in tobacco products

16ARegulations: procedures for determining characterising flavour : GB tobacco products

17Tobacco for oral use

PART 4Reporting about tobacco products

18Specified information about tobacco products

19Ingredients information

20Emissions information

20APriority list of additives - enhanced reporting

20BResearch study into additives

21Sales data and market research information

22Notification of novel tobacco products

23Deadline for notification of novel tobacco products

24Further information about novel tobacco products

25Submission of information

26Use of information

27No supply of tobacco product where reporting obligation not complied with

PART 5Herbal products for smoking

28Labelling and presentation of herbal products for smoking

29Ingredients information for herbal products for smoking

30Herbal products for smoking - supplementary

PART 6Electronic cigarettes

31Notification about electronic cigarettes and refill containers

32Annual reporting requirement

33Submission of information

34Secretary of State duty to publish notifications etc.

35No supply of product where notification not complied with

36Product requirements

37Product information and labelling requirements

38Product presentation requirement

39Vigilance requirements

40Action to protect human health

PART 7Electronic cigarette advertising

41Interpretation of Part 7

42No advertising of electronic cigarettes in the press etc.

43No advertising of electronic cigarettes in information society services

44Sponsorship of events etc. : Northern Ireland.

45Amendment of section 319 of and Schedule 11A to the Communications Act 2003 (product placement of electronic cigarettes on television)

46Amendment of Part 4A of the Communications Act 2003 (on-demand programme services)

PART 8Distance sales to consumers

47Cross-border distance sales of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes etc : in and from Northern Ireland

PART 9Penalties and enforcement

49False or misleading information

52Offences by bodies corporate and Scottish partnerships

PART 9AFEES: Great Britain

53AFees for determining characterising flavour, toxicity, addictiveness or CMR properties: Great Britain

PART 10Miscellaneous provisions

54ZARegulations: Great Britain

54ZBRegulations: duty to consult

55Saving for tobacco product identification marking

56Transitional provisions

57Saving for product placement of electronic cigarettes in television programmes the production of which began before 20th May 2016

SCHEDULE A1Picture Library (of combined health warnings)

SCHEDULE 1Liability of intermediary information society service providers

SCHEDULE 2Priority list of additives used in cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco subject to enhanced reporting obligations

2016 No. 507

Consumer Protection

The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

Made18th April 2016

Laid before Parliament22nd April 2016

Coming into force20th May 2016

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1.

The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) in relation to tobacco, tobacco products, nicotine, nicotine products and herbal products for smoking M2.