Smoke-free Environments Regulations 2017

  • revoked
  • Smoke-free Environments Regulations 2017: revoked, on 11 August 2021, by regulation 85 of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021 (LI 2021/204).

Reprint as at 11 August 2021

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Smoke-free Environments Regulations 2017

(LI 2017/123)

Smoke-free Environments Regulations 2017: revoked, on 11 August 2021, by regulation 85 of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021 (LI 2021/204).

Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government

Order in Council

At Wellington this 6th day of June 2017

Present:
Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Health.

These regulations are made under sections 39 and 39A of the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990, on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

Contents

1Title
2Commencement
3Interpretation
4Meaning of tobacco package
5Shapes and areas
6Transitional, savings, and related provisions
7Overview of these regulations
Part 1
Message required to be displayed on tobacco packages
Subpart 1—Content of message
Cigarette packs and cartons
8Message to be displayed on cigarette packs and cartons
Loose tobacco
9Message to be displayed on packages of loose tobacco
Pipe tobacco
10Message to be displayed on packages of pipe tobacco
Cigars
11Message to be displayed on cigar packages (other than cigar tubes)
12Message to be displayed on cigar tubes
Other tobacco products
13Message to be displayed on packages containing other tobacco products
Subpart 2—Display of required message on tobacco packages containing tobacco products other than cigars
14Application of this subpart
15How first warning must be displayed
16How second warning must be displayed
17Explanatory note
18You can quit statement
Subpart 3—Display of required message on cigar packages
19Warning on front face
20Warning on back face
21Explanatory note
Subpart 4—Other requirements relating to display of required message on tobacco packages
22Text of required message must match case
23Graphic must not be distorted except in certain circumstances
24Required message must remain readable when package opened in normal way
25Display of required message on adhesive labels for tobacco packages containing tobacco products other than cigarettes
Subpart 5—Rotation of required messages
Tobacco products other than cigars
26Rotation of required messages on tobacco packages containing tobacco products other than cigars
27Changeover of required messages: tobacco packages containing tobacco products other than cigars
Cigars
28Rotation of required messages on cigar packages
Part 2
Standardisation requirements for tobacco products and packages
Subpart 1—Colour and smell of tobacco
29Colour of tobacco
30Smell of tobacco
Subpart 2—Text and other markings that may appear on tobacco packages
31Text or alphanumeric marking on tobacco packages
32Brand name and variant name
33Company name
34Bar code
35Details of manufacturer or importer
Subpart 3—Wrapper and outer surface of tobacco packages
36Tobacco package wrapper
37Tear strip of tobacco package wrapper
38Outer surfaces of tobacco package
Subpart 4—Prohibited features
39Tobacco package must not have scent or noise making feature to promote tobacco product
40Tobacco package must not have feature designed to alter package after sale
41Tobacco package must not contain inserts
Subpart 5—Individual cigarettes
42Dimensions and features of cigarette
43Printed code on cigarette
Subpart 6—Cigarette packs and cartons
Cigarette packs
44Number of cigarettes in pack
45Dimensions and features of pack of cigarettes
46How pack of cigarettes may be lined
Cigarette cartons
47Number of packs in carton of cigarettes
48Carton may have serrations
Subpart 7—Loose and pipe tobacco
49Weight of loose or pipe tobacco in package
50Dimensions and features of loose tobacco package
51Tobacco package containing pipe tobacco
Subpart 8—Cigars
52How cigars may be sold
53Bands on cigars
Part 3
How information about tobacco products must be provided
54Notice that retailer may display under section 23(1)(b) of Act indicating availability and location of tobacco products generally
55How information about tobacco products offered for Internet sale must be provided
56Information that must be provided inside retailer’s place of business in response to request
57Provision of information about tobacco products offered by way of automatic vending machine
Part 4
Infringement offences
58Infringement fees for infringement offences
59Infringement and reminder notices
Part 5
Other matters
60Price lists given to retailers
61Manufactured cigarettes to be tested
62Conduct of tests of manufactured cigarettes
63Returns and reports
Revocation
64Revocation
Schedule 1
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 2
Content of required message
Schedule 3
Specifications and layout for required message
Schedule 4
Diagram of layout of required message
Schedule 5
Infringement fees for infringement offences
Schedule 6
Forms of infringement notice and reminder notice
Schedule 7
Form of return
Schedule 8
Form of report
Explanatory note
Gazette Information
Reprint notes