(b)
(c)
part in the Republic;
make any financial contribution to any organised activity that is to take place,
or is taking place, or has taken place in whole or in part in the Republic;
make any financial contribution to any person in respect of(i) the organisation or promotion of any organised activity in the Republic
by that person;
(ii) the participation, by that person, in any organised activity that is to take
place, or is taking place in whole or in part, in the Republic.
(3) A manufacturer or importer of a tobacco product may make a charitable financial
contribution or sponsorship, provided that such contribution or sponsorship is not for the
purpose of advertisement.
(4) ...... [Sub-s. (4) omitted by s. 2 of Act 63 of 2008.]
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1), (2) and (3), the Minister may
prescribe exemptions for unintended consequences or the phasing out of existing
sponsorship or contractual obligations.
(6) No person shall package or label a tobacco product in any way that is false, misleading,
deceptive or likely to create any erroneous, deceptive or misleading impression about its
characteristics, properties, health effects, toxicity, composition, merit, safety, hazards or
emissions, including any term, descriptor, trade mark, figurative or other sign that directly
or indirectly creates the impression that a particular tobacco product is less harmful than
another tobacco product.
(7) No person shall manufacture for sale in the Republic, import for subsequent sale or sell a
tobacco product(a) unless the tobacco product is packaged in the prescribed manner; and
(b) in a package or containing a label that contains false or misleading information
or that is calculated to deceive the user of such product.
(8) A wholesaler shall display a tobacco product at his or her place of business in the
prescribed manner.
(9) A retailer shall display(a) a notice in the prescribed manner in his or her place of business that contains
the prescribed information regarding any tobacco product available at his or
her place of business; and
(b) a tobacco product at his or her place of business in the prescribed manner and
in such a way that no person shall be able to handle the tobacco product before
paying for it.
(10) No person shall sell or offer to sell tobacco products at retail, unless the prescribed
notices are displayed.
(11) This section must not be construed as limiting, amending, repealing or otherwise
altering any legal obligation or liability in terms of any other law to warn consumers of the
risks of using a tobacco product which a manufacturer, importer or retailer is bound by.