35Interpretation of Part 1S
(1)In this Part—
“area”—
(a)in relation to a council, means the local government area for which the council is constituted,
(b)in relation to a council officer, means the area of the council which authorised the officer,
“council” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39),
“council officer” means a duly authorised officer of a council,
“fixed penalty notice” is to be construed in accordance with section 27 and schedule 1,
[F1“nicotine vapour product business” means a business involving the sale of nicotine vapour products by retail,]
“premises” includes any place and any vehicle [F2or moveable structure (and, for this purpose, “vehicle” includes any aircraft or ship, boat or other water-going vessel, other than one of a prescribed description)] ,
“prescribed” means prescribed in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers (and “prescribe” is to be construed accordingly),
“registered” and “unregistered” have the meaning given in section 10(2),
“tobacco business” means a business involving the sale of tobacco products by retail,
[F3“tobacco or nicotine vapour product business” means a business which involves (either or both) a tobacco business or a nicotine vapour product business,]
“tobacco product” means a product consisting wholly or partly of tobacco and intended to be smoked, sniffed, sucked or chewed,
“tobacco retailing banning order” has the meaning given in section 15(6).
(2)For the purposes of this Part, the following are smoking related products—
cigarette papers
cigarette tubes
cigarette filters
apparatus for making cigarettes
cigarette holders
pipes for smoking tobacco products.
(3)The Scottish Ministers may by order modify the list in subsection (2) as they consider appropriate.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 35(1) inserted (6.2.2017 for specified purposes, 1.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 14), ss. 8(2)(a), 36(2); S.S.I. 2017/12, reg. 2, sch.
F2Words in s. 35(1) substituted (6.2.2017) by Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 14), ss. 13, 36(2); S.S.I. 2017/12, reg. 2, sch.
F3Words in s. 35(1) inserted (6.2.2017 for specified purposes, 1.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 14), ss. 8(2)(b), 36(2); S.S.I. 2017/12, reg. 2, sch.
Commencement Information
I1S. 35 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2010/345, art. 2, Sch.