Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.160Display of hookahs
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sec.160 Display of hookahs
A person must not display in a shop more than the number of hookahs prescribed under a regulation. Maximum penalty—140 penalty units. For subsection (1) — the display of a component of a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah; and the display of packaging for a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah if— the packaging includes a picture of a hookah; or the packaging includes a statement that the package is for a hookah; and the display of a static or moving image of a hookah or a component of a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah. For subsection (2) (b) , it is irrelevant whether the packaging contains a hookah or a component of a hookah. s 160 ins 2007 No. 28 s 47 amd 2016 No. 6 s 17 ; 2023 No. 16 s 49 ; 2025 No. 27 s 12 (sec.160-ssec.1) A person must not display in a shop more than the number of hookahs prescribed under a regulation. Maximum penalty—140 penalty units. (sec.160-ssec.2) For subsection (1) — the display of a component of a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah; and the display of packaging for a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah if— the packaging includes a picture of a hookah; or the packaging includes a statement that the package is for a hookah; and the display of a static or moving image of a hookah or a component of a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah. (sec.160-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) , it is irrelevant whether the packaging contains a hookah or a component of a hookah.
- (a) the display of a component of a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah; and
- (b) the display of packaging for a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah if— (i) the packaging includes a picture of a hookah; or (ii) the packaging includes a statement that the package is for a hookah; and
- (i) the packaging includes a picture of a hookah; or
- (ii) the packaging includes a statement that the package is for a hookah; and
- (c) the display of a static or moving image of a hookah or a component of a hookah is taken to be the display of a hookah.
- (i) the packaging includes a picture of a hookah; or
- (ii) the packaging includes a statement that the package is for a hookah; and