(2) No person shall offer any gift, cash rebate or right to participate in or attend any contest,
lottery or game, or any sporting, cultural, social or recreational event, to any person in
consideration of the purchase of a tobacco product, or the furnishing of evidence of such a
purchase, or the confirmation of use of a tobacco product.
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Restrictions on use of vending machines
(1) No person shall place a vending machine containing tobacco products in any indoor or
outdoor location, other than in the specified public place which has been declared by the
Minister under section 2 (1) (b).
(1A) A person who offers a tobacco product for sale by way of a vending machine shall(a) not use such vending machine for the sale of anything other than a tobacco product;
and
(b) display a notice in the prescribed manner on the vending machine that contains the
prescribed information regarding any tobacco product available for sale in that
vending machine.
(2) It shall be the responsibility of any person during such time as he or she is responsible
for or has control of the premises in which any vending machine is kept to ensure that no
person under the age of 18 years makes use of any such machine.
(3) The Director-General may in writing direct the owner of the vending machine in
question or the person in control thereof(a) to take such precautionary measures as are specified in the directive to prevent the
vending machine being used by persons under the age of 18 years; or
(b) to remove the vending machine from the premises within the period specified in the
directive.
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Regulations
(1) The Minister may make regulations regarding(a) anything that must or may be prescribed in terms of this Act;
(b) the signs in respect of tobacco products and the information that must be displayed
at points of sale and on vending machines, including(i) health warnings that must appear on the signs;
(ii) size and format of the signs;
(iii) location of the signs; and
(iv) the legal age at which tobacco products may be purchased.
(bA) information that must be displayed on a package containing a tobacco product and
on an enclosed leaflet, picture or pictogram, including(i) information about the product and its emissions;
(ii) health hazards and health effects arising from the use of the product or
from its emissions;
(iii) other health-related messages such as advice on how to stop smoking;
(iv) information that may not appear on packages; and