REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE LABELLING, ADVERTISING AND SALE OF TOBACCO
PRODUCTS
as published in
GN 2063 in GG 16111 of 2 December 1994
as amended by
GN R1148 in GG 16588 of 4 August 1995
1
Definitions
In these regulations 'the Act' means the Tobacco Products Control Act, 1993 (Act
83 of 1993), and any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall
bear such meaning.
2
Warnings and information
(1) A package or an advertisement referred to in column A of Annexure 1 shall
reflect or contain(a)
one of the warnings set out in Part A of Annexure 2, which shall(i) be positioned in the manner; and
(ii) fill the area on the package or the advertisement or be of the duration,
described in column B of Annexure 1;
(b) the warning set out in Part B of Annexure 2 appearing opposite the
warning reflected or contained in terms of paragraph (a), which shall(i) be positioned in the manner; and
(ii) fill the area on the package or the advertisement or be of the duration,
described in column C of Annexure 1; and
(c) the information set out in Annexure 3, which shall(i) be positioned in the manner; and
(ii) fill the area on the package or the advertisement or be of the duration,
described in column D of Annexure 1.
(2) In the case of a verbal advertisement the warning and information
contemplated in subregulation (1) shall be read in the same voice as is used to read the
advertisement.
3
Print and appearance of warnings and information
(1) The warning and information to be reflected on a package or contained in an
advertisement in terms of regulation 2 shall be(a) in the same language as the main language used on the package or in the
advertisement (but in one of the official languages of South Africa);
(b) in Helvetica type;
(c) in black, red or blue print on a white background on one half of the packages or
advertisements and in white print on a black, red or blue background for the
remaining packages or advertisements for each brand;
(d) in upper-case lettering for the warning contemplated in regulation 2 (1) (a);
(e) in upper-case lettering for the information contemplated in regulation 2 (1) (c);
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