reg 20A Sanctions
(1) A person who contravenes regulation 6(1) is liable to sanctions in accordance with regulations 20B and 21(2). (2) For the purposes of these Regulations— (a) a Category A contravention means supplying 99 or fewer units of tobacco products in contravention of paragraph (1); (b) a Category B contravention means supplying 100 or more such units of tobacco products but fewer than 300; (c) a Category C contravention means supplying 300 or more such units of tobacco products but fewer than 500; (d) a Category D contravention means supplying 500 or more such units of tobacco products; (e) a second contravention is one that occurs before the end of 24 months beginning with the date of the first contravention; (f) a third contravention is one that occurs before the end of 24 months beginning with the date of the second contravention; (g) a subsequent contravention is any contravention that occurs after the third contravention and before the end of 24 months beginning with the date of a previous contravention. (3) For the purposes of this regulation— (a) the date of a contravention is the date on which the supply of products in contravention of regulation 6(1) is discovered by— (i) the Commissioners; or (ii) a person investigating compliance in accordance with regulation 24A; (b) where a person contravenes regulation 6(1) and that contravention occurs more than 24 months after any previous contravention, that contravention is a first contravention for the purposes of this regulation; (c) in determining whether a contravention is a second, third or subsequent contravention, no account is to be taken of a previous contravention in respect of which a penalty under regulation 20B was not imposed. (4) In this regulation “ unit of tobacco products ” means— (a) 20 cigarettes (whether or not they are packaged in packs of 20); or (b) 30 grams of hand-rolling tobacco.