Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023
Verify source ↗ AI-assisted research summary: This Act sets up licensing and a register for retail sales of tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, and provides for related offences and amendments.
Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 Permanent Page URL View by Section Amharc de réir Ailt View Full Act Amharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRà arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Revised Act Acht Athbh⦠Open PDF Oscail PDF Priontáil an tAcht Iomlán Previous Section Alt Roimhe Next Section An Chéad Alt Eile Priontáil an tAlt 35 2023 PUBLIC HEALTH (TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND NICOTINE INHALING PRODUCTS) ACT 2023 PART 1 Preliminary and General 1. Short title, collective citation and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Application of Act 4. Residence of body corporate or unincorporated body of persons 5. Regulations 6. Expenses 7. Service of documents 8. Remote sale of tobacco products or nicotine inhaling products 9. Repeals and revocations 10. Review of operation of Act PART 2 Licence for Sale of Tobacco Products or Nicotine Inhaling Products 11. Application for licence 12. Determination of application for licence 13. Issue of licence 14. Duration of licence 15. Renewal of licence 16. Appeal against refusal of licence 17. Copy of licence where lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed 18. Minister may prescribe fee 19. Revocation of licence 20. Representations 21. Appeal against revocation of licence 22. Duty to display licence 23. Register of licences 24. Duty to notify change in information PART 3 Certain Offences 25. Offence of selling by retail tobacco products or nicotine inhaling products without licence 26. Offence relating to sale by retail of nicotine inhaling products by means of self service 27. Prohibition on sale of tobacco products or nicotine inhaling products by child 28. Prohibition on sale of tobacco products or nicotine inhaling products to child 29. Prohibition on sale of tobacco products or nicotine inhaling products at events aimed at children 30. Prohibition on advertising of nicotine inhaling products in certain places 31. Prohibition on advertising of nicotine inhaling products in cinemas 32. Prohibition on display of suspended, expired or revoked licence PART 4 Enforcement and Compliance 33. Test purchasing 34. Executive may publish information respecting certain persons PART 5 Penalties and Proceedings 35. Penalties 36. Defences generally 37. Liability for offences by body corporate 38. Evidence in proceedings for an offence 39. Order of court consequent upon conviction of offence 40. Prosecution of summary offences 41. Time limit where offence may be prosecuted in summary proceedings only PART 6 Amendment of Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 42. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2002 43. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 2002 44. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 2002 45. Amendment of section 43 of Act of 2002 46. Amendment of section 48 of Act of 2002 47. Amendment of section 50 of Act of 2002 48. Amendment of section 53 of Act of 2002 49. Amendment of Act of 2002 PART 7 50. Amendment of Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 51. Amendment of Regulations of 2016 Companies Act 2014 (No. 38) Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 (No. 22) Education Act 1998 (No. 51) Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 (No. 16) Irish Medicines Board Act 1995 (No. 29) Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict., c.93) Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 (No. 4) Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 (No. 6) Railway Safety Act 2005 (No. 31) Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24) Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39) Trade Marks Act 1996 (No. 6) Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 (No. 55) 35 2023 PUBLIC HEALTH (TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND NICOTINE INHALING PRODUCTS) ACT 2023 An Act to provide for the licensing of the sale by retail of tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register of licences issued under and in accordance with the Act; to provide for certain related offences; and for those and other purposes, to provide for the amendment of the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 th December , 2023] Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: