Tobacco and Vaping Products Act

Marginal note:Orders of court

59 When the court is sentencing an offender who has been convicted of an offence under this Act, in addition to any other punishment that may be imposed, the court may, having regard to the nature of the offence and the circumstances surrounding its commission, make an order having any or all of the following effects:

• (a) prohibiting the offender from doing any act or engaging in any activity that is likely to result in the continuation or repetition of the offence;

• (b) prohibiting the offender from selling tobacco products for a period of not more than one year, in the case of a subsequent offence under section 8, 9, 11, 12 or 29;

• (c) directing the offender to publish, in the manner directed by the court, the facts relating to the commission of the offence;

• (d) directing the offender to post any bond or pay any amount of money into court that will ensure compliance with an order made pursuant to this section;

• (e) directing the offender to compensate the Minister, in whole or in part, for the cost of any remedial or preventive action taken by or caused to be taken on behalf of the Minister as a result of the act or omission that constituted the offence; and

• (f) directing the offender to pay an amount for the purposes of conducting research into any matters relating to tobacco products that the court considers appropriate.