UK Parliament approves bill to bar tobacco sales to people born from 2009 onward
The Facts
- Both chambers of the UK Parliament approved the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
- The bill would ban the sale or supply of tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009.
- The measure applies to people who are currently 17 years old or younger.
- The legislation is intended to create a "smoke-free generation" by preventing younger people from legally buying tobacco as they age.
- The bill still needs royal assent before it becomes law.
- The legislation gives ministers new powers to regulate vaping, tobacco and nicotine products, including areas such as flavours and packaging.
- Smoking itself is not banned under the measure; the restriction is on legal purchase or sale of tobacco products to the affected age group.
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Who would be affected by the new tobacco sales ban?
Anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 would be barred from legally being sold tobacco products under the bill, meaning the policy covers people who are now 17 or younger NYT,BBC,Le Figaro.fr.
Has the bill already become law?
Not yet. Parliament has approved the bill, but it still requires royal assent, which outlets describe as the final formal step before it becomes law 20 minutos,NYT,News18.
Does the bill only cover cigarettes?
No. In addition to the tobacco sales ban, the bill gives ministers powers to regulate vaping and other nicotine products, including rules on flavours, packaging and related restrictions BBC,NDTV,India Today.
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