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New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

Regulations are laws made under Acts

Smoke-free Environments Regulations 1999

(SR 1999/70)

Note

These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Health.

PURSUANT to section 39 of the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Contents

1 Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

Part 1
Messages and lists on retail packages

3 Tobacco package defined

4 Application of Part 1 to certain cartons

5 Shapes and areas

Retail packages to display health messages

6 General rule as to health messages on retail packages

7 Format of health messages

8 Orientation of health messages

Warning messages

9 Position of warning messages

10 Area of warning messages

11 Warning messages to appear in rotation

Explanatory messages

12 Position of explanatory messages

13 Area of explanatory messages

Other health messages on certain retail packages

14 Health messages on certain small packages

15 Health messages on cigar packs

16 Alternative health messages on cigar packs generally

17 Alternative health messages on cigar packs with hinged lids

18 Alternative health messages on packages of tobacco products imported in small quantities

Lists of harmful constituents on cigarette packs

19 Harmful constituents

20 Lists of harmful constituents to be displayed on cigarette packs

21 Average tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide content

22 Format of list of harmful constituents

23 Position of list of harmful constituents

24 Area of background of list of harmful constituents

25 Alternative lists of harmful constituents on packages of cigarettes imported in small quantities

Provisions relating to all messages and lists

26 Messages and lists not to be obscured or damaged

27 Ministry of Health warning

28 Transitional arrangements for locally manufactured product

29 Transitional arrangements for imported product

30 Compliance with former requirements

Part 2
Other matters

Substantive matters

31 Price lists given to retailers

32 Manufactured cigarettes to be tested

33 Conduct of tests of manufactured cigarettes

34 Display of retailers' names and trade names outside shops

35 Vending machines

36 Returns and reports

Amendments and revocations

37 Tobacco product vending machines [Revoked]

38 Packages may comply with new regulations before commencement [Revoked]

39 Amendment consequential on enactment of Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act 1997 [Revoked]

40 Consequential revocations

Schedule 1
Warning and explanatory messages

Schedule 2
Position on tobacco package where warning messages to be displayed

Schedule 3
Areas to be occupied by messages on certain packages of cigars

Schedule 4
Figures for describing average amounts of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide

Schedule 5
Form of return

Schedule 6
Form of report

Explanatory Note

Gazette information