Paragraph 3 Tab and seal

United Kingdom

(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.

(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.

(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 —

(a)

are equidistant from each other,

(b)

are of uniform size, and

(c)

do not form a picture, pattern, image or symbol that is recognisable as anything other than a foil seal.

F1(4)

Sub-paragraph (1) does not prohibit a feature that is required to be carried by a unit packet by any provision of any enactment (whenever passed or made) other than these Regulations from being in the form of a tab.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 4 para. 3(4) inserted (20.5.2019) by The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/594), regs. 1(1), 25(6)(b)