{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-advertising-and-promotion-display-england-regulations-2010/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-advertising-and-promotion-display-england-regulations-2010/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/445",
  "legislation_title": "The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display) (England) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-advertising-and-promotion-display-england-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Incidental displays",
  "text": "(1) No offence is committed under section 7A(of the Act (prohibition of tobacco displays) by a display of tobacco products in a storage unit if that display complies with the requirements of paragraph (2).\n(2) The requirements of this paragraph are that—\n(a) the display—\n(i) occurs in the course of an activity listed in paragraph (3) being actively carried out in the ordinary course of business in relation to tobacco products;\n(ii) is solely as a consequence of that activity being carried out; and\n(iii) lasts for no longer than is necessary in order to allow that activity to be carried out; and\n(b) the area of storage unit displayed does not exceed 1.5 square metres.\n(3) The activities referred to in paragraph (2)(a)(i) are—\n(a) assessing stock levels for the purposes of stock control;\n(b) restocking;\n(c) staff training;\n(d) cleaning of the storage unit;\n(e) maintenance of the storage unit;\n(f) refurbishment of the storage unit.\n(4) No offence is committed under section 7A(1) of the Act by a display of tobacco products outside a storage unit during restocking if—\n(a) the tobacco products are displayed in the course of being placed in the storage unit only; and\n(b) the display lasts for no longer than is necessary to place the products in the storage unit.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 6 substituted (6.4.2012 for specified purposes, 6.4.2015 for specified purposes) by The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display and Specialist Tobacconists) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/677), regs. 1(1), 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 6 in force at 6.4.2015 in so far as not already in force (as amended by S.I. 2011/1256, art. 2(b)), see reg. 1(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Reg. 6 in force at 6.4.2012 for specifed purposes (as amended by S.I. 2011/1256, art. 2(a)), see reg. 1(1)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/445/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:51:40.636983+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."
}