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Regulation 2

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Amount of Fixed Penalty

(1) Offence(2) Fixed Penalty
1An unregistered person carrying on a tobacco business (section 10(1) of the Act).£500.00
2A registered person carrying on a tobacco business at premises other than those noted in the person’s entry in the Register (section 10(2) of the Act).£500.00
3A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 3 (duty to notify certain changes) (section 10(3) of the Act).£50.00
4A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 8(2) (in relation to the display of a notice if subject to a restricted premises order) (section 10(7) of the Act).£100.00
5A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 9(2) (in relation to removal of tobacco, cigarette papers or nicotine products from the retail area where a restricted premises order has effect) (section 10(8) of the Act).£500.00
6A person who sells to a person under the age of 18 any tobacco or cigarette papers, whether for his own use or not (Article 3 of the 1978 Order).£250.00
7A person who sells to a person under the age of 18 any nicotine inhaling products, whether for his own use or not (section 1 of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016(1).£250.00
8Failure to comply with a court order made in relation to the control of an automatic machine for the sale of tobacco (Article 4 of the 1978 Order).£250.00
9A person aged 18 or over who knowingly buys or attempts to buy tobacco, cigarette papers or a relevant nicotine product on behalf of a person under the age of 18 (Article 4A of the 1978 Order)(2).£250.00
10A person carrying on a retail business who sells cigarettes to any person other than pre-packed cigarettes in their original package (Article 4 of the 1991 Order).£250.00
11Failure to comply with the prohibition of the sale of tobacco from an automatic machine (Article 4A of the 1991 Order)(3).£250.00
12Failure to display a notice stating “It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18” in retail premises where tobacco is sold (Article 5 of the 1991 Order)(4).£100.00]
(1)

Article 3 was amended by the Children and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and section 18(2) of the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

(2)

Article 4A was inserted by section 18(3) of the Tobacco Retailers Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

(3)

Article 4A was inserted by section 23 of the Health Act 2009.

(4)

Article 5 was amended by the Children and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.

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