Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.13Retail licence
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.13
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998.
sec.13 Retail licence
A retail licence authorises the licensee to sell smoking products to the public by retail from 1 retail outlet or 1 online shop. Selling smoking products from more than 1 retail outlet or online shop requires additional retail licences. However— if an online shop is for online sales of smoking products from 1 retail outlet, a retail licence authorises the licensee to sell smoking products by retail from both the online shop and the retail outlet; and the authorisation under a retail licence (liquor) is limited to selling smoking products to customers at 1 liquor licensed premises. The authorisation under a retail licence may be expanded by a specific condition authorising the licensee to sell limited quantities of smoking products by wholesale to smaller licensed retailers (a limited wholesale condition ). s 13 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7 (sec.13-ssec.1) A retail licence authorises the licensee to sell smoking products to the public by retail from 1 retail outlet or 1 online shop. Selling smoking products from more than 1 retail outlet or online shop requires additional retail licences. (sec.13-ssec.2) However— if an online shop is for online sales of smoking products from 1 retail outlet, a retail licence authorises the licensee to sell smoking products by retail from both the online shop and the retail outlet; and the authorisation under a retail licence (liquor) is limited to selling smoking products to customers at 1 liquor licensed premises. (sec.13-ssec.3) The authorisation under a retail licence may be expanded by a specific condition authorising the licensee to sell limited quantities of smoking products by wholesale to smaller licensed retailers (a limited wholesale condition ).
- (a) if an online shop is for online sales of smoking products from 1 retail outlet, a retail licence authorises the licensee to sell smoking products by retail from both the online shop and the retail outlet; and
- (b) the authorisation under a retail licence (liquor) is limited to selling smoking products to customers at 1 liquor licensed premises.