The cigarette display and vending machine sales ban will be introduced on April 29, the Scottish Government said.
Laws preventing open display of tobacco products in large shops and sales from vending machines will come into force on this date, following the defeat of a legal challenge by one of the world’s biggest tobacco firms last December.
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Imperial Tobacco against any ban, rejecting its claim the legislative provisions dealing with display bans fell outside the scope of the Scottish Government and were matters reserved for the UK Parliament.
The ban, set out in the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010, will come into force for smaller retailers on April 6 2015.
Public health minister Michael Matheson said: “We know that reducing the number of people that smoke will have wide benefits for Scotland’s health and evidence shows that these bans will help prevent young people from taking up smoking.
“That is why we believe this is the right approach for Scotland.”
He added: “We have worked closely with retailers to set this date.
“We appreciate that smaller retailers need extra time to make the necessary changes and so we have decided that April 2015 represents a fair timescale for implementing the display ban for them.”