Tobacco Control Regulations 2002

(1) For section 18 of the Act, the requirements with which a price board is to comply are set out in this regulation.

(2) There is to be only one price board for tobacco products at a point of sale (other than a vending machine) in or on premises.

(a) include a lighting effect that has the effect, or is intended to have the effect, of attracting attention to the board; and

(b) without limiting paragraph (a) – be illuminated by any of the following if it will have the effect of causing the board to appear brighter than its surroundings:

(iii) a spotlight or other illuminating device trained directly or indirectly on the board; and

(c) include a device that causes movement, or the appearance of movement, of all or any part of the board; and

(d) be positioned so that it faces towards a window or public entrance unless the board is more than 2 metres from the window or public entrance.

(6) The price board cannot be within 1 metre from a display of products designed or marketed for consumption or use by children (including but not limited to displays of confectionary and toys).

(8) The information referred to in subregulation (7) (other than barcodes) is to be in letters that are:

(a) all the same font and size and not more than 2 centimetres high or 1.5 centimetres wide; and

(b) marked only in black on a white background or only in white on a black background.