Section 75 Sale of unpackaged cigarettesI1

After Article 4B of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1907 (N.I. 26)) (inserted by section 74 of this Act) insert—

“Sale of unpackaged cigarettes

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(1)

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

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under this Article is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(3)

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