Regulation 4 Material, shape, opening and contents of unit packet of cigarettes

No person may produce or supply any cigarettes in breach of any of the provisions of this regulation.

A unit packet of cigarettes must be made of carton or soft material.

A unit packet of cigarettes must be cuboid in shape, although any such cuboid may have bevelled or rounded edges.

A unit packet of cigarettes may contain an opening that can be re-closed or re-sealed after it is first opened but only if that opening is a flip top lid or a shoulder box hinged lid.

A flip-top lid may be hinged only at the back of the packet.

A shoulder box hinged lid may be hinged only along one of the two smallest sides of the packet.

The sides of a unit packet of cigarettes which is a shoulder box with a hinged lid must have a height (measured between the front and back surfaces of the packet) of at least 16 millimetres.

A unit packet of cigarettes must contain a minimum of 20 cigarettes.