TOBACCO ACT 1987 - SECT 15C Retail outlets: signage
TOBACCO ACT 1987 - SECT 15C
Retail outlets: signageS. 15C(1) amended by No. 49/2009 s. 32(1).
(1) The occupier of premises on which a tobacco retailing business is carried on must cause to be displayed on those premises in accordance with the regulations—
(a) a health warning sign; or
(b) a sign relating to programs assisting in the cessation of smoking.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 10 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 50 penalty units.
(2) A sign referred to in subsection (1) must comply with any prescribed requirements as to size, information contained in it (including where people may obtain more information) and the manner in which the information is set out or displayed.
S. 15C(3) inserted by No. 28/2001 s. 12, amended by No. 49/2009 s. 32(2).
(3) The occupier of premises on which a tobacco retailing business is carried on must cause to be displayed on those premises in accordance with the regulations a prescribed sign relating to the prohibition of the sale of tobacco products to persons under the age of 18 years.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 10 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 50 penalty units.
S. 15D inserted by No. 43/2000 s. 14.