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: Uganda Standard 313:2002 is the current regulation in place requiring a single text warning appear on packets of cigarettes. The Tobacco Control Act of 2015 requires the Minister of Health to issue new regulations on health warnings. However, regulations have not been issued by the Ministry to date. Therefore, the requirements of US 313 are still in effect.
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 Tobacco Control Act 2015 is the primary law in Uganda regulating tobacco products and tobacco use and regulates restrictions on smoking in public places, advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products, production and sale of tobacco products, measures to protect against tobacco industry interference, and tobacco packaging and labeling measures, among others.
To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of September 18th 2019, unless otherwise noted.