{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/section-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/section-14.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/18",
  "legislation_title": "Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026",
  "path": "section/14",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Displays of products or prices in Wales",
  "text": "(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations impose prohibitions, requirements or limitations on retailers in relation to—\n(a) the display, in the course of business, of relevant products in a place in Wales where the products are offered for sale;\n(b) the display, in the course of business, of empty retail packaging of relevant products in a place in Wales where the products are offered for sale;\n(c) the display, in the course of business, of prices of relevant products in a place in Wales where the products are offered for sale.\n(2) In subsection (1) “relevant products” means—\n(a) tobacco products,\n(b) tobacco related devices,\n(c) herbal smoking products,\n(d) cigarette papers,\n(e) vaping products, or\n(f) nicotine products.\n(3) In subsection (1)(a) a reference to a product includes anything that represents the product and that is intended to be exchanged for it at the point of sale.\n(4) Regulations under this section may create offences in relation to a failure to comply with the regulations.\n(5) The regulations must provide for any offence to be triable either way and punishable—\n(a) on summary conviction, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or a fine, or both;\n(b) on conviction on indictment, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or a fine, or both.\n(6) Before making regulations under this section the Welsh Ministers must consult any persons they consider it appropriate to consult.\n(7) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 14 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 175(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 14 in force at 29.10.2026 in so far as not already in force, see s. 175(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/18/section/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:55.816893+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."
}