Western Australia

Tobacco Control Act 1990

Tobacco Control (Statement on Vending Machines) Regulations 1991

Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as
at 14 November 2003

Western Australia

Tobacco Control (Statement on Vending Machines) Regulations 1991

CONTENTS

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Statement on vending machines1

Notes

Compilation table3

	Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 14 November 2003

Western Australia

Tobacco Control Act 1990

Tobacco Control (Statement on Vending Machines) Regulations 1991

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Tobacco Control (Statement on Vending Machines) Regulations 1991 1.

2.Commencement

These regulations shall come into operation on 9 August 1991.

3.Statement on vending machines

(1)The statement referred to in section 11(2)(b) of the Act shall be in the form of 2 notices — 

(a)one of which shall consist of a health warning and one of which shall state — 

“IT IS AN OFFENCE TO SELL OR SUPPLY CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS. PENALTY UP TO $20 000.”; and

(b)each of which shall be displayed in a sign occupying a total area of not less than 210 mm in height and 300 mm in width, and shall be written in letters which — 

(i)appear in Helvetica Bold Capitals;

(ii)are reproduced in white on a black background; and

(iii)are not less than 15 mm in height.

(2)In subregulation (1), “health warning” means either of the following warnings — 

(a)“SMOKING KILLS”; or

(b)“SMOKING IS ADDICTIVE”.

[Regulation 3 amended in Gazette 9 Dec 1994 p. 6678.]

Notes

1This reprint is a compilation as at 14 November 2003 of the Tobacco Control (Statement on Vending Machines) Regulations 1991 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Citation	Gazettal	Commencement
Tobacco Control (Statement on Vending Machines) Regulations 1991	7 Aug 1991 p. 4098	9 Aug 1991 (see r. 2)
Tobacco Control (Statement on Vending Machines) Amendment Regulations 1994	9 Dec 1994 p. 6677‑8	1 Mar 1995 (see r. 2)
Reprint 1: The Tobacco Control (Statement on Vending Machines) Regulations 1991 as at 14 Nov 2003 (includes amendments listed above)