Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 3)

Part 1 S Tobacco products etc.

Chapter 2 S Register of tobacco retailers

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1 Ch. 2 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2011) by The Sale of Tobacco (Registration of Moveable Structures and Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/23), regs. 1(1), regs. 2-4

Offences S

20 Offences relating to the Register S

(1) An unregistered person who carries on a tobacco business commits an offence.

(2) A registered person who carries on a tobacco business at premises other than those noted in the person's entry in the Register commits an offence.

(3) A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 13(1) (duty to notify certain changes) commits an offence.

(4) A person who breaches a tobacco retailing banning order or an ancillary order made under section 16 commits an offence.

(5) A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 19(2) (duty to display notice) commits an offence.

(6) A person guilty of an offence under—

(a) subsection (1), (2) or (4) is liable on summary conviction to—

(i) a fine not exceeding £20,000,

(ii) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or

(iii) both,

(b) subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale,

(c) subsection (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 20 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.S.I. 2010/345, art. 2, Sch.