# Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002, Section 7A: Prohibition of tobacco displays


( 1 ) A person who in the course of a business displays tobacco products, or causes tobacco products to be displayed, in a place in England and Wales or Northern Ireland is guilty of an offence.
(2) The appropriate Minister may by regulations provide for the meaning of “place” in this section.
(3) The appropriate Minister may by regulations make provision for a display in a place which also amounts to an advertisement to be treated for the purposes of offences in England and Wales or Northern Ireland under this Act—
(a) as an advertisement and not as a display, or
(b) as a display and not as an advertisement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/36/section/7A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-advertising-and-promotion-act-2002/section-7A
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