Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.92Smoking products must be kept out of sight of customers
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sec.92 Smoking products must be kept out of sight of customers
Smoking products kept at a retail outlet must be kept in a way that they are not visible to customers. Also, if smoking products are kept at or near the supplier’s relevant point of sale, the smoking products must be concealed by a covering that— is opaque; and is of a colour or design that does not make a feature of the covering as distinct from its surrounds. Despite subsections (1) and (2) , the fleeting incidental view by a customer of an area of no more than 1m 2 of smoking products is permitted only to the extent required to carry out activities in the ordinary course of the supplier’s business. removing smoking products as part of a transaction s 92 ins 2001 No. 20 s 26 sub 2011 No. 32 s 326 (sec.92-ssec.1) Smoking products kept at a retail outlet must be kept in a way that they are not visible to customers. (sec.92-ssec.2) Also, if smoking products are kept at or near the supplier’s relevant point of sale, the smoking products must be concealed by a covering that— is opaque; and is of a colour or design that does not make a feature of the covering as distinct from its surrounds. (sec.92-ssec.3) Despite subsections (1) and (2) , the fleeting incidental view by a customer of an area of no more than 1m 2 of smoking products is permitted only to the extent required to carry out activities in the ordinary course of the supplier’s business. removing smoking products as part of a transaction
- (a) is opaque; and
- (b) is of a colour or design that does not make a feature of the covering as distinct from its surrounds.