Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023

Prohibition on advertising of nicotine inhaling products in certain places

30. (1) A person shall not advertise, or cause the advertisement of, a nicotine inhaling product—

(a) in or at a school, including the grounds of the school, or within 200 metres of the perimeter of the grounds,

(b) in or on a public service vehicle (within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act 1961 ),

(c) in or on a train (within the meaning of the Railway Safety Act 2005 ),

(d) in or on a light rail vehicle (within the meaning of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 ),

(e) in or at a train or bus station,

(f) at a designated stopping place at which passengers may board or alight from buses, or

(g) at a designated stopping place at which passengers may board or alight from light railway vehicles.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.

(3) In this section—

“advertise” means to advertise by the display of posters, billboards, hoardings, placards or other signage whether intended to be permanent or temporary but does not include an advertisement on or attached to a premises where nicotine inhaling products are manufactured or sold by wholesale or retail;

“school” means a recognised school within the meaning of the Education Act 1998 .