Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

TOBACCO ACT 1927

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   2A.     Notes  
   2B.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   3.      Meaning of price tickets  
   4.      Meaning of product information notices  
   5.      Meaning of sell  
   6.      Meaning of smoking advertisement  
   7.      Publication of name of manufacturer etc  

   PART 2--POINT OF SALE DISPLAYS

   8.      Restrictions on point of sale displays  
   9.      Availability for sale of displayed products  
   10.     Manner of display  
   11.     Display of cartons  
   12.     Location of display  
   13.     Other display requirements by regulation  

   PART 3--SUPPLY OF SMOKING PRODUCTS

   14.     Supply of smoking product to under 18 year olds  
   15.     Purchase of smoking products for under 18 year olds  
   16.     Prohibition on sale of smoking products by vending machine  
   17.     Tobacco for nonsmoking purposes  
   18.     Food and toys resembling or promoting smoking products  
   19.     Sale of cigarettes  
   20.     Display of smoking products at points of sale  
   21.     Numbers of points of sale  
   22.     Health warnings at point of sale displays  

   PART 4--ADVERTISING, PROMOTION AND SPONSORSHIP

   23.     Prohibited smoking advertising  
   24.     Removal of smoking advertisements  
   25.     Smoking product promotions  
   26.     Smoking product giveaways  
   27.     Competitions that promote smoking products  
   28.     Prohibition of sponsorships  

   PART 5--REGISTRAR AND DEPUTY REGISTRARS

   29.     Registrar of tobacco  
   30.     Deputy registrars of tobacco  

   PART 6--ENFORCEMENT

   31.     Interpretation for pt 6  
   32.     Authorised officers  
   33.     Exercise of powers by authorised officers who are police officers  
   34.     Identity cards  
   35.     Powers of entry  
   36.     Consent to entry  
   37.     Powers of authorised officers  
   38.     Provision of information under s 37 (f)—claim of privilege  
   39.     Power to require name and address  
   40.     Search warrants  
   41.     Failing to comply with requirement of authorised officer  
   42.     Seized items  

   PART 6A--TOBACCO COMPLIANCE TESTING

   42A.    Definitions—pt 6A  
   42B.    What is a compliance test?  
   42C.    Approval of compliance testing programs  
   42D.    Approval of compliance testing procedures  
   42E.    Carrying out of compliance testing  
   42F.    Lawfulness of compliance testing  
   42G.    Indemnification of authorised officers and purchase assistants  
   42H.    Annual report about compliance testing  

   PART 7--LICENCES

           Division 7.1--Interpretation

   43.     Definitions for pt 7  
   44.     Meaning of tobacco retailing  
   45.     Meaning of tobacco wholesaling  
   46.     Liability of employer for acts of employee  

           Division 7.2--Licences

   47.     Application for, and grant of, tobacco licence  
   48.     Conditions of tobacco licence  
   49.     Duration of tobacco licence  
   49A.    No vending machines authorised  
   50.     Refusal to grant or renew tobacco licence  
   51.     Renewal of tobacco licence  
   52.     Revival of expired retail tobacconist's licences  
   53.     Register of tobacco licences  
   54.     Surrender and termination of tobacco licence  

           Division 7.3--Disciplinary action

   55.     Prior notice of proposed disciplinary action  
   56.     Disciplinary action—general  
   57.     Cancellation of tobacco licence—additional grounds  

           Division 7.4--Offences

   59.     Failure to return tobacco licence after variation, suspension or  
   60.     Disqualification  
   61.     Selling smoking products without, or in contravention of, tobacco  
   62.     Tobacco wholesaling—offences  
   63.     Tobacco retailing—offences  
   64.     Licence particulars to be displayed  
   65.     Licence cancelled or licensee ceasing to carry on business  
   66.     Endorsement on wholesale merchant's invoices  
   67.     Retail tobacconist must only obtain smoking products from licensed  

           Division 7.5--Administrative review

   68.     Review of decisions  
   69.     Notice of decisions  

           Division 7.6--Miscellaneous

   70.     Determination of fees  
   71.     Recovery of unpaid fees from unlicensed persons  

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   72.     Acts and omissions of representatives  
   72A.    Approved forms  
   73.     Regulation-making power  
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