Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment (E-Cigarettes) Regulation 2017 (NSW)

New South Wales

Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment

(E-Cigarettes) Regulation 2017

under the

Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008.

BRAD HAZZARD, MP

Minister for Health

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are to:

(a)	extend to e-cigarette retailers a provision that requires tobacco product retailers to display warning notices relating to the sale of tobacco products to minors, and
(b)	modify an exemption from a prohibition on tobacco advertising under the Public Health (Tobacco)

Act 2008 by requiring price tickets and price boards to use only one font when displaying retail prices and product names for tobacco products and e-cigarettes.

This Regulation is made under the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008, including sections 16 (3) (e) and 58
(the general regulation-making power).

Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment (E-Cigarettes) Regulation 2017 [NSW]

Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment (E-Cigarettes) Regulation

2017

under the

Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment (E-Cigarettes)
Regulation 2017.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 May 2017 and is required to be published on the
NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Public Health (Tobacco) Regulation 2016

(1) Clause 13 Display of retail prices of tobacco products or e-cigarettes

Insert after clause 13 (2) (e):

(e1) must use only one font for information displayed on them, and

(2)	Clause 13 (3)
Insert after subclause (3) (d):

(d1) must use only one font for information displayed on it, and

(3)	Clause 15 Notice regarding sales to minors at point of sale
Insert “, e-cigarettes or e-cigarette accessories” after “tobacco products” in clause 15 (1).
(4)	Clause 16 Statements to be displayed on vending machines
Omit “Form 3” from paragraph (b) (iii). Insert instead “Form 2”.
(5)	Schedule 1 Form of warning and notices
Omit “(shops)” from the heading to Form 2.
(6)	Schedule 1, Form 2
Insert “OR E-CIGARETTES” after “PRODUCTS”.
(7)	Schedule 1, Form 3
Omit the form.