(v)
the descriptors, package design characteristics, graphics or terms
considered to be false, misleading, deceptive or likely to create any
erroneous impression;
(c) the location, content, size and format of any sign required in terms of this Act;
(d) the standards that a tobacco product must comply with, including(i) the amounts of substances that may be contained in the product or its
emissions;
(ii) substances that may or may not be added to the product;
(iii) the ignition propensity of cigarettes; and
(iv) product design and composition;
(e) methods to assess conformity, and methods of testing and measuring compliance,
with any prescribed standard;
(f)
subject to Chapter 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, any
information that a manufacturer or importer of a tobacco product must submit to the
Minister and to the public, including information in respect of(i) research conducted into a tobacco product by a manufacturer or by a person
who conducted research paid for in whole or in part by a tobacco
manufacturer;
(ii) the quantity of a tobacco product manufactured or imported, as the case may
be;
(iii) marketing expenditure; and
(iv) information on product composition, ingredients, hazardous properties and
emissions; and
(g) any ancillary or incidental administrative or procedural matter that it is necessary to
prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act.
[NB: Sub-s. (2) has been deleted by s. 7 (d) of the Tobacco Products Control
Amendment Act 63 of 2008]
(3) The Minister shall, not less than three months before issuing any regulation under this
Act, cause a draft of the regulation to be published in the Gazette, together with a notice
declaring his intention to issue such a regulation and inviting interested persons to furnish
him with any comments thereon or representations in connection therewith within a
specified period.
(4) The provisions of subsection (3) shall not apply in respect of(a) a regulation which, after the provisions of the said subsection have been complied
with, has been amended by the Minister in consequence of comments or
representations received by him in pursuance of the notice published in terms of the
said subsection;
(b) any regulation in respect of which the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the
public interest that it be issued without delay.