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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-standardised-packaging-of-tobacco-products-regulations-2015/schedule-4/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111129876",
  "legislation_title": "The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-standardised-packaging-of-tobacco-products-regulations-2015",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Tab and seal",
  "text": "(1) If a unit packet of hand rolling tobacco has a tab for resealing the packet, the tab must be clear and transparent and not coloured or marked.\n(2) If a unit packet of hand rolling tobacco which is cylindrical in shape contains a foil seal as part of its internal packaging, the foil seal must be silver coloured with no variation in tone or shade.\n(3) Paragraph 1 does not prohibit such a foil seal from being textured over any entire surface with small dots or squares embossed on the seal if the dots or squares —\n(a) are equidistant from each other,\n(b) are of uniform size, and\n(c) do not form a picture, pattern, image or symbol that is recognisable as anything other than a foil seal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111129876/schedule/4/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:10:01.002354+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}