s. 1 (b) it has been resolved to discourage the use of tobacco in all its forms and to prohibit various types of promotion and advertising of tobacco products in order to reduce the incidence of tobacco-related illness and death. The Parliament of therefore enacts as follows: 1 Purpose S. 1 amended by The purpose of this Act is to prohibit certain sales No. 49/2009 s. 7. or promotion of tobacco products and certain products, to create offences in relation to smoking and the possession of tobacco products and to establish the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation. 2 Commencement (1) Except as provided in this section, this Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. (2) Sections 6(1) and (3), 13 and 15 come into operation on 1 April 1988. (3) Section 14 comes into operation on 1 July 1988. (4) Section 6(2) comes into operation on 1 January 1989. 3 Definitions In this Act— S. 3 def. of means a sign that acceptable no smoking sign acceptable contains— no smoking sign (a) a no smoking symbol in the form of a inserted by No. 45/2005 circle and diagonal line printed in red s. 3(a). over a depiction of a cigarette and smoke printed in black, or other symbol that clearly indicates that smoking is
(b) it has been resolved to discourage the use of tobacco in all its forms and to prohibit various types of promotion and advertising of tobacco products in order to reduce the incidence of tobacco-related illness and death. The Parliament of therefore enacts as follows: S. 1 amended by No. 49/2009 s. 7. 1 Purpose s. 1 The purpose of this Act is to prohibit certain sales or promotion of tobacco products and certain products, to create offences in relation to smoking and the possession of tobacco products and to establish the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation. 2 Commencement (1) Except as provided in this section, this Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. (2) Sections 6(1) and (3), 13 and 15 come into operation on 1 April 1988. (3) Section 14 comes into operation on 1 July 1988. (4) Section 6(2) comes into operation on 1 January 1989. 3 Definitions In this Act— S. 3 def. of acceptable no smoking sign inserted by No. 45/2005 s. 3(a). acceptable no smoking sign means a sign that contains— (a) a no smoking symbol in the form of a circle and diagonal line printed in red over a depiction of a cigarette and smoke printed in black, or other symbol that clearly indicates that smoking is
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