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Appearance of cigarettes
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8. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a cigarette shall comply with the following requirements:
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(a) the paper covering the cigarette shall, subject to paragraph (b)(ii), be white in colour;
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(b) where the cigarette has a filter tip—
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(i) the filter tip shall be white in colour, and
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(ii) the part of the cigarette paper that covers the filter tip may be white in colour or have an imitation cork tip.
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(2) The following may be printed, in accordance with regulations under subsection (3), on a cigarette:
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(a) a brand name or business name or company name; and
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(b) a variant name for the cigarettes concerned.
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(3) The Minister may prescribe the form and manner in which a name referred to in subsection (2) may be printed on a cigarette, including the colour, font type, font size, positioning and appearance of such a name, and in doing so the Minister shall have regard to—
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(a) the need to ensure that an erroneous impression is not created in relation to the characteristics, health effects, hazards or emissions of cigarettes, and
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(b) the need to reduce the ability of cigarettes to mislead consumers in relation to the harmful effects of smoking.
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(4) In this section, “an imitation cork tip”, in relation to a cigarette, means the part of the paper covering the filter tip of the cigarette that is printed so as to resemble cork.
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(5) It shall be an offence for a person to manufacture, import or sell cigarettes that do not comply with the requirements of this section.
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(6) This section applies to cigarettes that are intended for sale by retail in the State.
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