Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.91Location of smoking products at retail outlet
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sec.91 Location of smoking products at retail outlet
Smoking products may be kept at a retail outlet only at the following places— at or near the supplier’s relevant point of sale, only if the smoking products are kept either— on the seller’s side of the point of sale; or above or below a counter, but not on a counter, where customers are served, in a way that the smoking products can not be accessed by customers; for cigars—in a humidified room where the cigars can be accessed by customers only if, while a customer is in the room, the customer is accompanied by the supplier or an employee of the supplier; in a room or other place, if the smoking products are kept in a way that they can not be accessed by customers. a locked storage room used to store products not for immediate sale s 91 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26 amd 2004 No. 47 s 20 ; 2006 No. 46 s 278 sub 2011 No. 32 s 326 amd 2025 No. 27 s 8
- (a) at or near the supplier’s relevant point of sale, only if the smoking products are kept either— (i) on the seller’s side of the point of sale; or (ii) above or below a counter, but not on a counter, where customers are served, in a way that the smoking products can not be accessed by customers;
- (i) on the seller’s side of the point of sale; or
- (ii) above or below a counter, but not on a counter, where customers are served, in a way that the smoking products can not be accessed by customers;
- (b) for cigars—in a humidified room where the cigars can be accessed by customers only if, while a customer is in the room, the customer is accompanied by the supplier or an employee of the supplier;
- (c) in a room or other place, if the smoking products are kept in a way that they can not be accessed by customers. Example— a locked storage room used to store products not for immediate sale
- (i) on the seller’s side of the point of sale; or
- (ii) above or below a counter, but not on a counter, where customers are served, in a way that the smoking products can not be accessed by customers;