{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-northern-ireland-order-1978/article-4F",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-northern-ireland-order-1978/article-4F.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1978/1907",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-northern-ireland-order-1978",
  "path": "article/4F",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4F",
  "heading": "Ban on sales of snus etc",
  "text": "(1) It is an offence to—\n(a) sell a relevant oral tobacco product, or\n(b) offer or expose a relevant oral tobacco product for sale.\n(2) In paragraph (1) “relevant oral tobacco product” has the meaning given by Article 4E(2).\n(3) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this Article to prove that they took all reasonable steps to avoid the commission of the offence.\n(4) A person guilty of an offence under this Article is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both;\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or a fine, or both.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 4F inserted (29.10.2026) by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), ss. 78, 175(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1978/1907/article/4F",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:42:57.809351+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."
}