Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.65Supplier must not sell smoking products without licence
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sec.65 Supplier must not sell smoking products without licence
A supplier must not sell a smoking product unless the supplier holds a retail or wholesale licence that authorises that type of sale. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken to have committed an offence against section 230A (1) . This section does not apply to— a person selling smoking products as an employee of another person; or a supplier that is a pharmacist if— the smoking product is a regulated substance; and the supply is made because of a prescription. In this section— supplier includes a person who, as part of a business activity, supplies smoking products to retailers. s 65 ins 2023 No. 16 s 9 amd 2024 No. 51 s 10 (sec.65-ssec.1) A supplier must not sell a smoking product unless the supplier holds a retail or wholesale licence that authorises that type of sale. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken to have committed an offence against section 230A (1) . (sec.65-ssec.2) This section does not apply to— a person selling smoking products as an employee of another person; or a supplier that is a pharmacist if— the smoking product is a regulated substance; and the supply is made because of a prescription. (sec.65-ssec.3) In this section— supplier includes a person who, as part of a business activity, supplies smoking products to retailers.
- (a) a person selling smoking products as an employee of another person; or
- (b) a supplier that is a pharmacist if— (i) the smoking product is a regulated substance; and (ii) the supply is made because of a prescription.
- (i) the smoking product is a regulated substance; and
- (ii) the supply is made because of a prescription.
- (i) the smoking product is a regulated substance; and
- (ii) the supply is made because of a prescription.