Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965
R 385
Tobacco Products Control Act, 1993 (Act No. 83 of 1993)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Display of Tobacco Products at Wholesale and RetailDefinitions |
| (1) | In these regulations, 'the Act' means the Tobacco Products Control Act, 1993 (Act No. 83 of 1993), as amended, and any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear such meaning and unless inconsistent with the context— |
"Carton"
means a package containing more than one packet of cigarettes, but less than a cigarette shipper;
"cigarette shipper"
means packaging that contains more than one carton;
"confectionary"
includes—
| (a) | sweets, chocolates and candy; |
| (b) | popcorn and other snack foods containing potato, nuts or cereal; |
| (c) | confectionery novelties; |
| (d) | muesli bars, fruit bars, health food bars and other similar products; |
"display"
includes cause, permit or authorise to be displayed;
"package"
means a box, carton, cylinder, packet, pouch, tin and wrapping;
"packet"
means an individual packet containing a tobacco product;
"premises"
includes—
| (a) | land; |
| (b) | a building or part of a building; |
| (c) | a structure of part of a structure; |
| (d) | fences, walls, outbuildings, service installations and other appurtenances of a structure; |
| (e) | a tent, stall or other temporary structure; |
| (f) | a boat or a pontoon; |
| (g) | a vehicle; |
"product line",
in relation to tobacco or a tobacco product, means a kind of tobacco product distinguishable from another kind of tobacco product by anyone or more of the following characteristics:
| (a) | its length, mass or volume; |
| (b) | its content; |
| (c) | its brand name or trade mark; |
| (d) | in the case of a packet of cigarettes or cigars, the number of cigarettes or cigars in the packet; |
"sales unit"
means a cabinet, tray, shelf or any other thing from which tobacco products are dispensed when sold; and
"specialist tobacconist premises"
means premises that are operated independently and apart from any other retail business and where the primary business is the sale of tobacco, tobacco products , matches and cigarette or pipe lighters.
