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Cap. 315 · cap/315 (Cap. 315)

Cap. 315 Art. 9Regulations.

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The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act and for reducing harm resulting from the consumption of tobacco or tobacco products, and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of that power, may make regulations for all or any other following purposes:

(a) to prescribe that health warnings as are referred to in article 10 shall be affixed in prominent positions in any public place and inside any vehicle licensed or used for public transport, and that it shall be the duty of the licensee and the driver, as the case may be, to comply with such regulation;

(b) to prescribe the maximum permissible tar, nicotine and other content which cigarettes or other forms of tobacco or tobacco products may contain, and the maximum yield of any such substances which may be obtained therefrom;

(c) to prescribe the conditions under which the sale or distribution of cigarettes, cigars or other tobacco products shall be prohibited or restricted;

(d) to prohibit or control any advertisement directly or indirectly connected with tobacco or with tobacco smoking; regulations prohibiting the sale of cigarette packets containing such number of cigarettes as the cigarette packets as are on sale on the day of the coming into force of this paragraph;

(f) to control the presentation of cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products;

(g) to prohibit or control smoking in any place or part thereof; and

(h) to prescribe any other matter which may be or is required to be prescribed by this Act.