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Tobacco legislation is moving fast. But remember, whatever happens it remains legal to sell tobacco products.
In LegislationWatch we bring you an up-to-date guide on new legislation that could affect your business. This is not legal advice, but our summary of things as we see it as we go to press.
For the final answer, please remember to seek your own legal advice.
More Information
You can find all relevant legislation and regulations on the recently updated Department of Health website at www.dh.gov.uk.
In the column headed 'Latest', click on 'A-Z site index'. Click 'T' for tobacco. Scroll down and click 'Tobacco'.
For draft point of sale regulations scroll down and click on 'Tobacco Advertising'. For draft Specialist Tobacconists regulations scroll down and click on 'Tobacco International Work'.
Department of Health tobacco page
Department of Health tobacco advertising
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Enforcement
Responsibility for enforcement of all tobacco legislation lies
with individual local authorities around the country and their
Trading Standards Officers (TSOs).
An organisation called LACORS exists to coordinate consistent
enforcement throughout Eng.....
· Read more on 'Enforcement' legislation
EU Advertising Directive
The Government has announced that it intends to regulate advertising on websites........
· Read more on 'EU Advertising Directive' legislation
Labelling Directives
Labelling of tobacco and cigar products......
· Read more on 'Labelling Directives' legislation
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002
Except to the trade, all advertising including direct mailing or emailing customers without their specific request each and every time, and free sampling of any tobacco product or promotion item is already illegal. So is any form of sponsorship with a few.....
· Read more on 'Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002' legislation
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