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TTO-2009-L-83347
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
The Tobacco Control Act 2009 (Act No. 15 of 2009).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Trinidad and Tobago
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2009-12-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
An Act to prevent tobacco use by children; regulate tobacco use by individuals; enhance public awareness of the hazards of tobacco use and ensure that individuals are provided with information to make more fully informed decisions about using tobacco; protect individuals from exposure to tobacco smoke; prohibit and restrict promotional practices; prevent smuggling of tobacco; provide for regulation of tobacco products to mitigate against the harmful effects of tobacco; and provide for other related matters.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2010-02-17
Legal Notice 24 of 2010. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the Act come into operation
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2012-08-06 (TTO-2012-L-92282)
Children Act (Cap. 46:01).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
URL
http://www.ttparliament.org/legislations/a2009-15.pdf
File
TTO83347.pdf (PDF)
Electronic source title
Legal Notice No. 24 of 2010
Author
Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
URL
http://www.ttparliament.org/legislations/ln2010-024.pdf
File
TTO83347 LN 24 of 2010.pdf (PDF)