The pursuer, a cigarette vending machine operator, challenged section 9 of the 2010 Act saying that the section was incompatible with its rights under article A1P1 of the Convention, and with article 34 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Held: The claim failed.
Citations:
[2012] CSIH 80
Statutes:
European Convention on Humana Rights A1P1
Cited by:
Cited – Imperial Tobacco Ltd v The Lord Advocate SC 12-Dec-2012
The claimant company said that the 2010 Act was outside the competence of the Scottish Parliament insofar as it severely restricted the capacity of those selling cigarettes to display them for sale. They suggested two faults. First, that the subject . .
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Scotland, European, Commercial, Human Rights
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.468782