Schedule
Amount of Fixed Penalty
| (1) Offence | (2) Fixed Penalty |
|---|---|
| An unregistered person carrying on a tobacco business (section 10 (1) of the Act). | £500.00 |
| A registered person carrying on a tobacco business at premises other than those noted in the person’s entry in the Register (section 10(2) of the Act). | £500.00 |
| A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 3 (duty to notify certain changes) (section 10(3) of the Act). | £50.00 |
| A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 8(2) (in relation to the display of a notice if subject to a restricted premises order) (section 10(7) of the Act). | £100.00 |
| A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 9(2) (in relation to removal of tobacco or cigarette papers from the retail area where a restricted premises order has effect) (section 10(8) of the Act). | £500.00 |
| A person who sells to a person under the age of 18 any tobacco or cigarette papers, whether for his own use or not (Article 3 of the 1978 Order) f1. | £250.00 |
| Failure to comply with a court order made in relation to the control of an automatic machine for the sale of tobacco (Article 4 of the 1978 Order). | £250.00 |
| A person aged 18 or over who knowingly buys or attempts to buy tobacco or cigarette papers on behalf of a person under the age of 18 (Article 4A of the 1978 Order) f2. | £250.00 |
| A person carrying on a retail business who sells cigarettes to any person other than pre-packed cigarettes in their original package (Article 4 of the 1991 Order). | £250.00 |
| Failure to comply with the prohibition of the sale of tobacco from an automatic machine (Article 4A of the 1991 Order) f3. | £250.00 |
| Failure to display a notice stating “It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18” in retail premises where tobacco is sold (Article 5 of the 1991 Order) f4. | £100.00 |
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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Article 3 was amended by the Children and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and section 18(2) of the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.
- f2
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Article 4A was inserted by section 18(3) of the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.
- f3
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Article 4A was inserted by section 23 of the Health Act 2009.
- f4
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Article 5 was amended by the Children and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.