Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851)
Section 65: (1) A person shall not
(a) sell or offer for sale tobacco or a tobacco product to a child; (b) send a child to sell or buy tobacco or a tobacco product;
(c) request a child to light tobacco or a tobacco product;
(d) expose a child to tobacco or a tobacco product.
(2) Where a person who sells or offers for sale tobacco or a tobacco product is in doubt about the age of a purchaser of tobacco or tobacco product, that person shall demand a valid picture identification document from the purchaser as a proof of age and shall not sell to the purchaser unless the document offers adequate evidence of age.
(3) A valid picture identification document includes
(a) a passport;
(b) a drivers’ licence;
(c) a voters’ identity card;
(d) a national identity card; and
(e) any other documentation that may be prescribed by the
Minister.
(4) It is not a defence for an accused person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the person concerned did not appear to be less than eighteen years of age.
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