Storage of tobacco products to prevent display
4.—(1)  For the purposes of section 12A(1)(c) of the Act, a retailer must ensure that every tobacco product that is to be distributed, sold or offered for sale at the retailer’s retail outlet is kept within the retail outlet —
(a)at a point of sale, in a storage unit that complies with all of the requirements in paragraph (2); or
(b)in a storeroom that is not accessible to the public.
(2)  The requirements for a storage unit mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) are as follows:
(a)the storage unit must be completely opaque;
(b)the storage unit must be in a single colour, being one of the following:
(i)white;
(ii)black;
(iii)grey;
(iv)if the storage unit is made of natural material (such as wood, marble, stone or steel), the natural colour of the material used;
(v)the same colour as any of the interior walls of the retail outlet;
(c)there must not be affixed on or to the storage unit any text, figure, symbol or image that mentions or alludes to any tobacco product or brand;
(d)the design or appearance of the storage unit must not resemble or be associated with any particular brand of tobacco products;
(e)if any of the contents of the storage unit, other than a drawer, are visible to any customer when the storage unit is opened, the opening of the storage unit must be covered by a door, flap or cover with a self-closing mechanism;
(f)the storage unit must not be accessible to any customer;
(g)the storage unit must not emit any sound or light.
(3)  In addition to the requirements in paragraph (2), if more than one storage unit is used to keep tobacco products, the retailer must ensure that all the storage units are of the same colour.
(4)  When a retailer needs to retrieve or restock a tobacco product from or in a storage unit, the retailer must ensure that the contents of the storage unit are not visible to any customer or member of the public for a longer time than is necessary to carry out the retrieval or restocking, as the case may be.