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These Regulations may be cited as the Protection from Tobacco (Sales from Vending Machines) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st March 2012.
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(1) The sale of tobacco from an automatic machine is prohibited.
(2) The person who controls, or is concerned with the management of, the premises where the automatic machine is located shall be liable for a breach of paragraph (1).
(3) In this Regulation “premises” includes any place and any vehicle, vessel, hovercraft, stall or moveable structure.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 19th January 2012.
Dr Elizabeth Mitchell
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
