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Section 4 Sale of unpackaged cigarettesI1

England and Wales

(1)

It is an offence for a tobacco retailer to sell cigarettes that are not in their original packaging.

(2)

A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(3)

In this section “original packaging” means the retail packaging in which the cigarettes were supplied to the tobacco retailer for the purpose of sale.

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Commencement

I1

S. 4 in force at 29.10.2026, see s. 175(1)