ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS REGULATIONS

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 315.06

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION OF TOBACCO

PRODUCTS REGULATIONS

2nd July, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 344 of 2010.

The title of these regulations is the Advertising and

Promotion of Tobacco Products Regulations.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

"cigarette decoys" means the pictorial representation of cigarette

and tobacco products illustrated on automatic tobacco sales

machine intended as an indication for the consumer to make his

desired selection;

"close proximity" means up to one meter from the point of sale;

"responsible person" means any person who at any time is

performing, supervising or managing any operation being carried

out in any premises to which these regulations apply and shall

include any person acting on his behalf or on behalf of his

employer.

(1) No responsible person may advertise or allow to be

advertised on any object, whether movable or not, any cigarettes,

cigars, tobacco or tobacco products

Provided that in the case of existing advertising at point of

sale which is placed in close proximity to where the tobacco

products are displayed for sale and which is not visible from the

outside of the retail outlet, this provision shall come into effect on

the 1st January, 2011.

(2) This regulation shall not apply to tobacco packaging unless

such packaging is used in such a manner as to be deemed as

advertising of the tobacco product.

(3) Cigarette decoys shall only be allowed on premises from

which cigarettes, cigars, tobacco and tobacco products are sold

provided that such decoys carry the health warning: "Smoking kills

- It-tipjip joqtol".

(4) Any such health warning shall be clearly legible and shall

not cover less than 30% of the surface of the decoy.

No responsible person may make use or allow to make use

of lotteries and other gift schemes intended for the promotion and

advertising of any cigarettes, tobacco and tobacco products.

It shall not be lawful for any responsible person to sell or

permit to be sold any product other than cigarettes and tobacco

products from automatic sales machines which are used to dispense

cigarettes and tobacco products.

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

These regulations shall be without prejudice to other laws

and regulations enacted to protect further the health of the

community from the effects of exposure to tobacco smoking.