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Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
The law creates a rolling age limit and gives ministers new powers to regulate vapes, with fines of about $270 for illegal sales, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill cleared Parliament, establishing a permanent sales ban for anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, upon receiving Royal Assent.
- Health minister Baroness Merron hailed the legislation as "the biggest public health intervention in a generation," aimed at creating a smoke-free generation and saving lives.
- Beyond the age-based sales ban, the Bill grants Ministers expanded authority to regulate packaging and flavors, while banning vaping in cars with Children, playgrounds, schools, and hospitals.
- Conservative peer Lord Naseby argued the legislation "does upset a great many people in that industry," including retailers, preferring education over legislative restriction.
- Smoking and vaping remain permitted in private homes, pub gardens, and wider open spaces, which are excluded from the new restrictions.
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The British parliament passed a bill on Tuesday that will ban the sale of cigarettes to those under the age of 17. The aim is to prevent anyone born after January 1, 2019, from starting to smoke and create a "tobacco-free generation."
It is the second country in the world to introduce a generational ban after the Maldives, which prohibited the sale of tobacco to young people born after 1 January 2007 last November.
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British parliament adopts law for "smoking-free generation". Health Minister Streeting speaks of a "historical moment". King Charles still has to agree – which is considered a formality.
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