Public Health (Tobacco) Regulation 2022
11Display of retail prices of tobacco products—the Act, s 16E
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11 Display of retail prices of tobacco products—the Act, s 16E
11 Display of retail prices of tobacco products—the Act, s 16E
(1) For the Act, section 16E(2), the retail prices of tobacco products may be displayed in a shop or other retail outlet from which tobacco products are sold, but only if all the prices are displayed on only 1 of the following—
(a) price tickets that comply with subsection (2),
(b) a single board that complies with subsection (3).
(2) A price ticket must—
(a) only display the following information—
(i) the name of a product line, displayed once,
(ii) the price of a product line, displayed once,
(iii) a barcode or other identifying codes,
(iv) a symbol indicating the country of origin, and
(b) use only 2 colours, being 1 colour for the ticket and 1 colour for information permitted under paragraph (a), and
(c) not be coloured in fluorescent colours or in a more distinctive manner than price tickets used for other merchandise in the retail outlet, and
(d) not be more than 35cm2 in area, and
(e) not contain text that is more than—
(i) 2cm in height, or
(ii) 1.5cm in width, and
(f) use only 1 font, and
(g) be attached to a sales unit, and
(h) not have other articles or things attached to it, and
(i) not be arranged with other price tickets to create an image or visual effect that would be incomplete if a ticket were removed, and
(j) not be highlighted by lighting.
(3) The board must—
(a) only be used to display the following information—
(i) the name of a product line, displayed once,
(ii) the price of a product line, displayed once, and