(LRC Revised)

Number 4 of 2015

PUBLIC HEALTH (STANDARDISED PACKAGING OF TOBACCO) ACT 2015

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including

Local Government (Maternity

Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022

(52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including

Planning And Development And Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order

2023

(S.I. No. 1 of 2023), made 9 January 2023, were considered in the

preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

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4

of

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PUBLIC HEALTH (STANDARDISED PACKAGING OF TOBACCO) ACT 2015

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective citation and commencement

2. Interpretation

3. Orders and regulations

4. Expenses

5. Restriction of Act

6. Transitional provisions

PART 2

Retail Packaging and Presentation of Tobacco Products

7. Retail packaging of cigarettes

8. Appearance of cigarettes

9. Retail packaging of roll-your-own tobacco

10. Retail packaging of other tobacco products

11. Linings of tobacco products

12. Tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields

13. Presentation of tobacco products

14. Features of retail packaging of tobacco products

PART 3

Offences, Proceedings and Penalties

15. Offences in relation to retail packaging

16. Penalties

17. Offences by bodies corporate

18. Proceedings

19.Evidence in proceedings for an offence

PART 4

Miscellaneous

20. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2002

21. Amendment of section 5A of Act of 2002

22. Amendment of section 37 of Act of 2002

23. Amendment of section 48 of Act of 2002

Acts Referred to

Finance Act 2005

(No. 5)

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2009

(No. 23)

Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002

(No. 6)

Public Health (Tobacco) Acts 2002 to 2013

Trade Marks Act 1996

(No. 6)

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4

of

2015

PUBLIC HEALTH (STANDARDISED PACKAGING OF TOBACCO) ACT 2015

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023

An Act to provide for standardised packaging of tobacco and tobacco products; to give

effect in part to Directive No. 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 3 April 2014

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on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the

Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related

products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC; and to provide for related matters.

[10

th March

, 2015]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective citation and commencement

2. Interpretation

3. Orders and regulations

4. Expenses

5. Restriction of Act

6. Transitional provisions

PART 2

Retail Packaging and Presentation of Tobacco Products

7. Retail packaging of cigarettes

8. Appearance of cigarettes

9. Retail packaging of roll-your-own tobacco

10. Retail packaging of other tobacco products

11. Linings of tobacco products

12. Tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields

13. Presentation of tobacco products

14. Features of retail packaging of tobacco products

PART 3

Offences, Proceedings and Penalties

15. Offences in relation to retail packaging

16. Penalties

17. Offences by bodies corporate

18. Proceedings

19.Evidence in proceedings for an offence

PART 4

Miscellaneous

20. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2002

21. Amendment of section 5A of Act of 2002

22. Amendment of section 37 of Act of 2002

23. Amendment of section 48 of Act of 2002

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2015