Offences
10Offences
1
If an unregistered person carries on a tobacco business, the person commits an offence.
2
If a registered person carries on a tobacco business at premises other than those noted in the person’s entry in the Register, the person commits an offence.
3
If a person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 3 (duty to notify certain changes), the person commits an offence.
4
If—
a
a person sells on any premises any tobacco or cigarette papers in contravention of a restricted premises order, and
b
the person knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that the sale was in contravention of the order,
the person commits an offence.
5
If a person fails to comply with a restricted sale order, the person commits an offence.
6
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (5) to prove that the person took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.
7
If a person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 8(2), the person commits an offence.
8
If a person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 9(2), the person commits an offence.
9
A person guilty of an offence under—
a
subsection (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;
b
subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale;
c
subsection (4) or (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £20,000;
d
subsection (7) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale;
e
subsection (8) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.