Regulation 3

has not been convicted of any offence under the Act or any subsidiary legislation under the Act committed on or after 2 August 2016;

on or after 1 February 2018, gives prior notice to the Authority of the person’s intention to import any smokeless tobacco product or vaporiser solution for an exempted purpose before the person first imports that smokeless tobacco product or vaporiser solution;

imports any smokeless tobacco product —

between 2 August 2016 and 31 December 2026 (both dates inclusive) only for non‑clinical research conducted by the person; or

between 1 February 2018 and 31 December 2026 (both dates inclusive) only for an exempted purpose carried out by the person;

imports any vaporiser solution between 1 February 2018 and 31 December 2026 (both dates inclusive) only for an exempted purpose carried out by the person; and

where the non‑clinical research involves any application or testing of the smokeless tobacco product or vaporiser solution on an animal, is the holder of a licence issued under the Animals and Birds (Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes) Rules (R 10),is exempt from the following in respect of the smokeless tobacco products or vaporiser solutions so imported by that person:

except where sub-paragraph (g) applies, section 15(1) of the Act read with regulation 2 of the Section 15 Tobacco Products Regulations;

in relation to the import, before 1 May 2026, of —

any smokeless tobacco product in accordance with sub-paragraph (c); or

any vaporiser solution in accordance with sub-paragraph (d),section 15(1) of the Act (as it relates to the import of a tobacco product) as in force immediately before 1 May 2026 read with regulation 2 of the Prohibited Tobacco Products Regulations;

section 18(1) of the Act.