Tobacco Control Regulations, 2016 (L.I. 2247)
Regulation 16:
(1) A person shall not manufacture, import, export, supply, possess, or offer for sale an illicit tobacco or tobacco product.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, tobacco and tobacco product is illicit if
(a) the product is one which is deliberately or fraudulently mislabelled with respect to its identity or source;
(b) the labelling requirements of the tobacco or tobacco product are not met;
(c) there are no approved health warnings on the pack of the tobacco or tobacco product;
(d) the tobacco or tobacco product is not passing through the right ports of entry,
(e) the label or package of the tobacco or tobacco product bears the name of an individual or company which does not exist and purports to be manufacturers of tobacco and tobacco product;
(f) it is manufactured under a name which belongs to another tobacco or tobacco product;
(g) it is an imitation of or is a substitute for another tobacco or tobacco product or if
(i) it resembles another tobacco or tobacco product
(ii) it is likely to deceive, or
(iii) it bears on its label or container the name of another tobacco or tobacco product unless it is plainly and conspicuously marked so as to reveal its true character and its lack of identity;
(h) the label or package bears the name of an individual or a company which is fictitious or does not exist and purports to be the manufacturer of the tobacco and tobacco products; or
(i) it purports to be a product of a manufacturer of whom it is not truly a product.
Procedure to Follow
Sales Restrictions
1. The law prohibits the sale of tobacco products via vending machine, the internet, and in educational facilities, stadiums, healthcare facilities, amusement parks, and movie theatres.
2. Sale of single cigarettes, small packets of cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco in unit packages weighing less than 30 grams is prohibited.
3. Tobacco products should not be sold in cultural facilities.
4. The sale of tobacco products is prohibited to persons under the age of 18....
Responsible Institution
Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry
Ministries
- Email: info@moti.gov.gh
- Website: www.moti.gov.gh
- GPS: GA-144-0150
- Telephone: 0500073887
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