'local authority' means any institution or body established by or under any law with a view
to performing local government functions in respect of a particular area or region;
'manufacturer' where the manufacturer is(a) a company, includes its holding company or any subsidiary and any subsidiary of its
holding company;
(b) an entity other than a company, includes an entity that controls or is controlled by such
manufacturer or that is controlled by the same entity that controls such manufacturer;
'Minister' means the Minister of Health;
'nicotine' means nicotine alkaloids;
'officer' means an officer in the Department of Health;
'organised activity'(a) means any activity or event(i)
which any member of the public attends or in which he or she participates;
(ii)
which is organised for the purposes of entertainment, sport or recreation or for
educational or cultural purposes; and
(iii)
where a tobacco product, or brand name, trade mark, logo or company name in
relation to a tobacco product, is used in the name of or portrayal of the activity
or event to promote tobacco use; but
(b) excludes any event arranged by a manufacturer, importer, distributor or retailer of a
tobacco product where only its shareholders or its employees or their spouses or
partners attend;
'package' means the container, receptacle or wrapper in which tobacco products are sold,
supplied or distributed at wholesale or at retail;
'prescribe' means prescribe by regulation under this Act;
'private dwelling' means any part of(a) any room or apartment of a building or structure which is occupied as a residence; or
(b) any building or structure or outdoor living area which is accessory to, and used
wholly or principally for, residential purposes;
'product placement' means the depiction of, or reference to, a tobacco product or brand
element in a broadcast programme, film, video recording, telecast or other electronic
medium for which the producer, or any other person associated with the broadcast
programme, film, video recording, telecast or other electronic medium, receives payment in
cash or otherwise;
'promotion' is the practice of fostering awareness of and positive attitudes towards a
tobacco product, brand element or manufacturer for the purposes of selling the tobacco
product or encouraging tobacco use, through various means, including direct advertisement,
incentives, free distribution, entertainment, organised activities, marketing of brand
elements by means of related events and products through any public medium of