Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.193Power to seize smoking product or illicit nicotine product
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sec.193 Power to seize smoking product or illicit nicotine product
This section applies if— an authorised person either— observes a person being supplied a smoking product or illicit nicotine product; or reasonably believes a person has just been supplied a smoking product or illicit nicotine product; and the authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds the person is a child; and the person— refuses, or is unable, to comply with a requirement made by the authorised person under section 192(1) ; or shows acceptable evidence of age of the person under section 192 (1) showing the person is a child; and the authorised person reasonably believes the smoking product or illicit nicotine product is evidence of an offence against this Act. The authorised person may seize the smoking product or illicit nicotine product. s 193 amd 1999 No. 61 s 35 ; 2001 No. 20 s 36 ; 2024 No. 51 s 23 (sec.193-ssec.1) This section applies if— an authorised person either— observes a person being supplied a smoking product or illicit nicotine product; or reasonably believes a person has just been supplied a smoking product or illicit nicotine product; and the authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds the person is a child; and the person— refuses, or is unable, to comply with a requirement made by the authorised person under section 192(1) ; or shows acceptable evidence of age of the person under section 192 (1) showing the person is a child; and the authorised person reasonably believes the smoking product or illicit nicotine product is evidence of an offence against this Act. (sec.193-ssec.2) The authorised person may seize the smoking product or illicit nicotine product.
- (a) an authorised person either— (i) observes a person being supplied a smoking product or illicit nicotine product; or (ii) reasonably believes a person has just been supplied a smoking product or illicit nicotine product; and
- (i) observes a person being supplied a smoking product or illicit nicotine product; or
- (ii) reasonably believes a person has just been supplied a smoking product or illicit nicotine product; and
- (b) the authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds the person is a child; and
- (c) the person— (i) refuses, or is unable, to comply with a requirement made by the authorised person under section 192(1) ; or (ii) shows acceptable evidence of age of the person under section 192 (1) showing the person is a child; and
- (i) refuses, or is unable, to comply with a requirement made by the authorised person under section 192(1) ; or
- (ii) shows acceptable evidence of age of the person under section 192 (1) showing the person is a child; and
- (d) the authorised person reasonably believes the smoking product or illicit nicotine product is evidence of an offence against this Act.