New Zealand

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COMMENTS: The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 is the primary tobacco control law in New Zealand regulating e-cigarettes and tobacco products, including heated tobacco products. It includes measures regulating smoke free places; advertising, promotion and sponsorship; and product packaging and labeling. The legislation has been amended several times. The version of the legislation posted here is current through January 1, 2023.

The name of the Act as originally passed was the Smokefree Environments Act. The name was changed by the Smoke-free Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 (Public Act 2020 No. 62).

Note: This law has not been reviewed by our legal staff and was not relied upon for purposes of our analysis. We are providing it here for informational purposes only.

COMMENTS: The Land Transport Act 1998 provides definitions which are relevant to the provisions of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 that prohibit smoking in public transport.

COMMENTS: The Smoke-free Environments Regulations 2007 were revoked by the Smoke-free Environments Regulations 2017.

COMMENTS: The Smoke-free Environments Regulations 2017 were revoked by the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021.

COMMENTS: The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021 contain implementing details for the provisions of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 (as amended), which regulates e-cigarettes and tobacco products, including heated tobacco products. These regulations revoke the Smoke-free Environments Regulations 2017.

The version uploaded here includes amendments through September 21, 2023.