WAITING ON ROYAL ASSENT: TOBACCO & VAPE CRACKDOWN NEARS
c-talk.co.uk
With Parliament having passed the UK’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill, only royal assent now stands between legislation and implementation. At its core is a “generation ban”: anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will never legally be able to buy tobacco. Each year, the legal age of sale rises by one, creating a permanent, rolling prohibition tied to date of birth rather than a fixed age.Zusammenfassung
With Parliament having passed the UK’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill, only royal assent now stands between legislation and implementation. At its core is a “generation ban”: anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will never legally be able to buy tobacco. Each year, the legal age of sale rises by one, creating a permanent, rolling prohibition tied to date of birth rather than a fixed age.
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