30. Power to open packages and examine tobacco product, etc.

Terms defined in s 2

• authorized officer

  authorized officer

  Defined · s 2

  “authorized officer” means any medical officer of health, or any environmental health officer or assistant environmental health officer of the Ministry of Health or of any local authority, or any suitably qualified person, appointed by the Minister to be an authorized officer under section 24;

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• sale

  sale

  Defined · s 2

  “sell” or “sale” includes— (a) barter or exchanging of goods; (b) offering or attempting to sell; (c) causing or allowing to be sold; (d) exposing for sale; (e) receiving, sending, conveying, distributing, transmitting or delivering for sale or exchange or by sale or exchange or in pursuance of such sale or exchange; Control of Smoking Products For Public Health 9 (f) supplying any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product where a reward is to be received by the supplier for such supply either specifically or as part of a service contracted for sale; (g) having in possession any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product for sale or exchange; or (h) having in possession any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product knowing that the tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product may be sold, offered, displayed or exposed for sale, or disposed of, for any consideration, and this includes electronic sale;

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• smoking substance

  smoking substance

  Defined · s 2

  “smoking substance” means any substance or any combination of substances, used for smoking, including nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerol and triethylene glycol;

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• substitute tobacco product

  substitute tobacco product

  Defined · s 2

  “substitute tobacco product” means any product or processed product, other than a tobacco product, that is capable of being smoked, whether with or without smoking substance;

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• tobacco product

  tobacco product

  Defined · s 2

  “tobacco product” means processed tobacco or any product that contains tobacco which is designed for human consumption;

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