Written Question · S4W-15685 · Session 4
How many prosecutions of retailers there have been under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010; how many were for of…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many prosecutions of retailers there have been under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010; how many were for offences related to the sale of tobacco (a) to under-18s and (b) while not registered on the Scottish Tobacco Retailers Register, and how many of these led to (i) a fine, (ii) imprisonment or (iii) both a fine and imprisonment.
The answer
Three people were prosecuted in 2011-12 where the main offence was under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010.
(a) One was for offences under section 4(1) ‘sale of tobacco products to persons under 18’, and two were under section 6(1) ‘purchase of tobacco products on behalf of persons under 18’. One person was convicted under each section and both received a fine.
(b) Under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010, The Sale of Tobacco (Register of Tobacco Retailers) Regulations 2010 came into force on 1 April 2011. There were no prosecutions under Section 20 of the Act recorded in the available data to 2011-12.
Information for 2012-13 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2012-13 Statistical Bulletin. This is due to be published in November 2013.
The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Search/Forthcoming.
Source: Scottish Government Court Proceedings data.
(a) One was for offences under section 4(1) ‘sale of tobacco products to persons under 18’, and two were under section 6(1) ‘purchase of tobacco products on behalf of persons under 18’. One person was convicted under each section and both received a fine.
(b) Under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010, The Sale of Tobacco (Register of Tobacco Retailers) Regulations 2010 came into force on 1 April 2011. There were no prosecutions under Section 20 of the Act recorded in the available data to 2011-12.
Information for 2012-13 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2012-13 Statistical Bulletin. This is due to be published in November 2013.
The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Search/Forthcoming.
Source: Scottish Government Court Proceedings data.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-15685 by reference.