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Consultation response issued 23 January 2003: Draft Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Regulations: Sponsorship Transitional Regulations, Point of Sale Regulation and Brandsharing Regulations

The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 has been a Government manifesto commitment and is a key element of the wider tobacco control strategy which encompasses education and prevention, service provision and enforcement.

The Act bans press, billboard and most Internet advertising of tobacco products and the promotion of smoking through free distribution of tobacco products, coupons and mailshots in the UK. Through regulations it will place restrictions on point of sale advertising. It will also bring an end to the promotion of tobacco products through the sponsorship of sporting and other events and will control brandsharing.

The Government believes that there is strong evidence that suggests that a comprehensive ban on the advertising of tobacco products would lead to a small but significant fall in consumption and to a reduction in the number of deaths caused by smoking.

• Download Consultation document (PDF, 308K)
• Download Summary of responses to the brandsharing consultation (PDF, 26K)
• Download Summary of responses to the point of sale consultation (PDF, 27K)
• Download Summary of responses to the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act Sponsorship (Transitional) Regulations 2003 (PDF, 23K)
• Download Brandsharing informal guide 2003 (PDF, 20K)
• Download The Draft Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Brandsharing) Regulations 2004 (PDF, 23K)
• Download Point of sale informal guide 2003 (PDF, 18K)
• Download Draft Tobacco Advertising and Promotions (Point of Sale) Regulations (PDF, 21K)
• Download Full final Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Regulations (PDF, 38K)
• Summary of responses to the consultation on the inclusion of cigarette papers
• Download Published Directive (2003) (PDF, 113K)
• Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 1415: The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Sponsorship) Transitional (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (opens new window)
• SI2003(77): The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Sponsorship) Transitional Regulations 2003 (opens new window)
• Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 258 (C. 15): The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Order 2003 (opens new window)
• Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 396 (C. 26): The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2003 (opens new window)
• Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 115: The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) (Extension) Regulations 2003 (opens new window)
• Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 2865 (C. 90): The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002 (opens new window)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (opens new window)