Last updated: July 21, 2021

Penalties

Violation
Enforcement Agency
Sanction(s)

Content regulation

Ministry of Health
Fine
Entities that can be held responsible

Any person

Analysis

Violations of content regulations are punishable on summary conviction by a fine of $5,000.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 9 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it imposes sanctions for content regulation violations.

Disclosure requirement

n/a
None
Entities that can be held responsible

n/a

Analysis

The law does not require disclosure by manufacturers or importers of information on the contents or emissions of their cigarettes; therefore, there are no specified penalties.

To align with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Guidelines, the law should require disclosure and impose sanctions for disclosure violations.