# The Tobacco Products (Amendment) Regulations 2003

S.I. 2003/1523 · made 11 June 2003

These Regulations come into force on 1 August 2003.

Made under: Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 (Section 7)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-products-amendment-regulations-2003/pdf/uksi_20031523_en.pdf

## Introductory text

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
Made 11th June 2003
Laid before Parliament 12th June 2003
Coming into force 1st August 2003
The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 7(1)(a) of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979, and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:

## 1 

These Regulations may be cited as the Tobacco Products (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and come into force on 1 August 2003.

## 2 

(1) Amend the Tobacco Products Regulations 2001 as follows.
(2) After regulation 3(1) insert—
“(1A) In these Regulations, references to “cigarettes”, “hand-rolling tobacco”, and “chewing tobacco” are references to the products described in the Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) Order 2003.”
(3) Omit regulation 12(5).

## Signature

M. J. Eland
Commissioner of Customs and Excise
New King’s Beam House, 22, Upper Ground, LONDON SE1 9PJ
11th June 2003

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations come into force on 1 August 2003.
They amend the Tobacco Products Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1712) by making provision for the meaning of the terms “cigarettes”, “hand-rolling tobacco”, and “chewing tobacco”. The provision that formerly defined the latter term is removed.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-products-amendment-regulations-2003
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