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Are you ready for the tobacco display ban?

The law on the display of all products containing tobacco and the display of tobacco prices in England is changing. From 6 April 2012, new law will affect large shops (stores that are big enough to be restricted to only 6 hours trading on a Sunday) selling tobacco products. All other shops and businesses selling tobacco products will be affected from 6 April 2015.

Non-compliance with the new law is a criminal offence. Any person, including shop managers and shop assistants, found guilty of these offences is liable:

on summary conviction in a magistrates’ court to a fine not exceeding level 5 (£5,000 at the time of publication) on the standard scale, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both

or

on conviction on indictment in the Crown Court to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, a fine or both. View the full guide from the ACS on the link below.

An ACS guide for retailers PDF