{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standardised-packaging-of-tobacco-products-regulations-2015/schedule-4/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standardised-packaging-of-tobacco-products-regulations-2015/schedule-4/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/829",
  "legislation_title": "The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/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.\n(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.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/829/schedule/4/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:41:02.442717+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."
}