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IE · Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002

Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002

In force59 articlesText checked on 24 Oct 2026

Contents

  1. Art. 1 Short title and commencement.
  2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
  3. Art. 3 Orders and regulations.
  4. Art. 4 Expenses.
  5. Art. 5 Offences and penalties.
  6. Art. 5A Order of court consequent upon conviction of an offence.
  7. Art. 6 Proceedings.
  8. Art. 7 Service of documents.
  9. Art. 8 Repeals, saver and revocations.
  10. Art. 9 Establishment of Office of Tobacco Control.
  11. Art. 10 Functions of Office.
  12. Art. 11 Conferral of additional functions on Office.
  13. Art. 12 Membership of Office.
  14. Art. 13 Conditions of office of members of Office.
  15. Art. 14 Casual vacancies among members of Office.
  16. Art. 15 Remuneration of members of Office.
  17. Art. 16 Meetings and procedure.
  18. Art. 17 Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament.
  19. Art. 18 Disclosure by members of Office of certain interests.
  20. Art. 19 Disclosure by members of staff of certain interests.
  21. Art. 20 Prohibition of unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.
  22. Art. 21 Committees of Office.
  23. Art. 22 Tobacco Free Council.
  24. Art. 23 Grants to Office.
  25. Art. 24 Accounts and audits.
  26. Art. 25 Annual report.
  27. Art. 26 Power to borrow.
  28. Art. 27 Gifts.
  29. Art. 28 Chief executive.
  30. Art. 29 Staff.
  31. Art. 30 Remuneration of staff.
  32. Art. 31 Transfer of staff to Office.
  33. Art. 32 Superannuation.
  34. Art. 33 Prohibition of advertising of tobacco products.
  35. Art. 33A Prohibition of advertising of tobacco products on retail premises.
  36. Art. 34 Advertisements in foreign publications.
  37. Art. 35 Advertisements directed at persons engaged in the sale etc. of tobacco products.
  38. Art. 36 Prohibition of sponsorship.
  39. Art. 37 Register of retailers of tobacco products.
  40. Art. 38 Prohibition of certain marketing practices.
  41. Art. 39 Specifications in relation to tobacco products.
  42. Art. 40 Requirement to provide information on and test tobacco products.
  43. Art. 41 Publication of certain information etc.
  44. Art. 42 Prohibition on certain assertions in relation to tobacco products.
  45. Art. 43 Offences relating to sale by retail of tobacco products.
  46. Art. 44 Exemption from section 43.
  47. Art. 45 Prohibition on sale of tobacco products to persons under 18 years of age.
  48. Art. 46 Display of signs.
  49. Art. 47 Prohibition or restriction on smoking of tobacco products.
  50. Art. 48 Authorised officer.
  51. Art. 49 Indemnification of authorised officers.
  52. Art. 50 Taking of samples by authorised officers.
  53. Art. 51 Laboratories.
  54. Art. 52 Evidence in proceedings for an offence.
  55. Art. 53 Forgery of documents.
  56. Art. 54 Compliance notice
  57. Art. 55 Prohibition notice
  58. Art. 56 Fixed payment notice
  59. Art. 57 Legal privilege