"Peers on Monday approved the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its third reading, aiming to prevent anyone currently aged 17 or younger from ever buying cigarettes. Under the proposed law, shopkeepers will be prohibited from selling tobacco, herbal smoking products, or cigarette papers to individuals born on or after 1 January 2009."
"Adults attempting to purchase vaping or nicotine products for children will also face fines. Ministers are set to gain new powers to control the flavours and substances in smoking products, including vapes, alongside regulating their packaging's appearance, size, texture, and shape."
"Smoking's the number-one preventable cause of death, disability and ill health, and tobacco claims around 80,000 lives every year, health minister Baroness Merron told the Lords."
Both Houses of Parliament have backed legislation aimed at eliminating smoking among future generations. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, approved at third reading, prohibits shopkeepers from selling tobacco, herbal smoking products, and cigarette papers to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. Adults purchasing vaping or nicotine products for minors face fines. The law grants ministers authority to regulate flavors, substances, packaging appearance, size, texture, and shape of smoking and vaping products. Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disability, claiming approximately 80,000 lives annually. The Bill requires additional parliamentary approval before implementation.
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