The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019

PART 7Enforcement

Forfeiture

21.  Where a person fails to comply with any requirement in these Regulations or the Commission Implementing Regulation in relation to tobacco products or an item of aggregate packaging, those products or items of packaging are liable to forfeiture.

Compliance notices

22.—(1) If an officer is satisfied that a person is not complying with one or more of the requirements in these Regulations or the Commission Implementing Regulation, the officer may give the person a notice requiring the person to remedy the non-compliance.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) must—

(a)state that the officer is satisfied that there is or has been a contravention of the requirements in these Regulations or the Commission Implementing Regulation,

(b)specify the requirements that are or have been contravened,

(c)give reasons in support of the statement referred to in sub-paragraph (a), and

(d)specify the period within which the person is required to remedy the non-compliance.