Government Gazette

Vol. 423, No. 21610, 29 September 2000

Regulation Gazette, No. 6895

No. R. 976

GOVERNMENT NOTICE

 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE POINT OF SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

The Minister of Health has, in terms of sections 3 and 6 (1) of the Tobacco Products Control Act, 1993 (Act No. 83 of 1993), as amended, made the regulations in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Definitions

  1. In this Notice, "the Act" means the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act, 1999 (Act No. 12 of 1999).

Signs at point of sale

  1. A retailer of tobacco products may indicate the availability of tobacco products and their price only by means of signs at the point of sale that
  1. do not exceed one square metre in size; and
  2. are placed within one metre of the point of sale.
  1. All signs that indicate the availability of tobacco products and their price must contain the following messages in letters that are at least 2cm in height and 1,5 cm in width:
  1. "WE CANNOT, BY LAW, SELL TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 16 YEARS"; this message must appear at the top of the sign and across its full width; and
  2. a health message as contained in Annexure A of these regulations.

Commencement of the regulations

4. These regulations come into operation three months after the date on which the Act comes into operation.


ME TSHABALALA-MSIMANG
MINISTER OF HEALTH