Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008
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(1) The dictionary in Schedule 2 defines words and expressions used in this Act.
Note—
The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.
(2) For the purposes of this Act—
(a) every sale that is not a sale by wholesale or otherwise for the purposes of resale is taken to be a sale by retail, and
(b) a sale is presumed to be a sale by retail unless it is established that the sale is a sale by wholesale or otherwise for the purposes of resale.
(3) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.
s 4: Am 2010 No 127, Sch 4.18; 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2015 No 38, Sch 5 [2]; 2020 No 32, Sch 7[1]–[3]; 2024 No 22, Sch 9[1]; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[1]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[2]; 2025 No 51, Sch 1[1].