Article 2 Amendment of the Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) Order 2003

The Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) Order 2003^f1 is amended as follows.

After article 8 (chewing tobacco), insert—

“Tobacco for heating

9.

(1)

References to tobacco for heating in the Act include any product that—

(a)

is not cigarettes, cigars, hand-rolling tobacco, other smoking tobacco, or chewing tobacco; and

(b)

consists of tobacco prepared for heating, without combustion, in order to produce or flavour vapour.

(2)

In paragraph (1)(b), “tobacco” includes tobacco mixed with any substance other than tobacco.

(3)

References to tobacco for heating in the Act do not include any product that consists wholly of a substance or substances used as a substitute for tobacco.”