Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

InterpretationN.I.

7.  In this Part—

  • “cigarettes” includes cut tobacco rolled up in paper, tobacco leaf, or other material in such form as to be capable of immediate use for smoking;

  • “public place” includes any place to which the public for the time being have or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise;

  • [F1“relevant nicotine product” means a nicotine product within the meaning of section 7 of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 the sale of which to persons aged under 18 is for the time being prohibited by regulations under section 1(1) of that Act;]

  • “street” includes any road, lane, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not;

  • “tobacco” includes cigars, cigarettes[F2 tobacco substitutes and any product containing tobacco and intended for oral or nasal use].