Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Regulation of entry into vaping products market - Notification obligations

20R: Obligation of person selling notifiable products

You could also call this:

"Sellers of notifiable products must tell the government each year where they sell these products."

If you sell notifiable products in New Zealand, you must tell the Director-General that you are selling these products and give the name and address of each place where you sell them. You must do this every year before the anniversary of when you first told them. You have to use a database to notify the Director-General, and you must follow the rules set out in regulations.

If you do not tell the Director-General that you are selling notifiable products, or if you do not renew your notification, you can get a fine of up to $5,000 if you do not have a good reason for not doing so.

You can find more information about the rules for selling notifiable products in the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 and the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Act (No 2) 2024.

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20Q: Conditions of approval granted under section 20P, or

"Rules to follow if your vaping product shop is approved"

20S: Obligation of distributor in respect of smoked tobacco products, or

"Tobacco sellers must tell the government each year that they are selling tobacco products."

Part 1BRegulation of entry into vaping products market
Notification obligations

20RObligation of person selling notifiable products

A person who sells notifiable products in New Zealand must notify the Director-General that they are selling the products and the name and address of each premises from which they are selling the products.
A person who sells notifiable products in New Zealand must renew their notification each year before the anniversary of their previous notification.
A notification (including a renewal of a notification) must be made on the database in accordance with requirements in regulations.
A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to notify the Director-General that they are selling a notifiable product or fails to renew a notification commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

Notes

Section 20R: inserted, on 1 January 2023, by section 14 of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 79).
Section 20R(1): amended, on 18 December 2024, by section 9 of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Act (No 2) 2024 (2024 No 53).