The measures are designed to prevent young people from starting to vape
It already contains measures to ban the sale of nicotine-inhaling products to those under the age of 18 and to introduce a licensing system for the retail sale of tobacco products and nicotine-inhaling products.prohibiting the sale of tobacco products and nicotine-inhaling products by people under 18 years of age
prohibiting the sale of tobacco products from self-service vending machines, from temporary or mobile units and at events or locations for childrenintroducing fixed penalty notices for offences"These measures are designed to protect our children and young people from starting to vape," Donnelly said.
"We recognise that nicotine is a highly addictive drug, and we are acting today to make these products less accessible to our young people and to remove the advertising for these products from our children’s everyday lives.""Tobacco smoking continues to kill approximately 4,500 people in our country each year.
"We recognise that nicotine-inhaling products are used by some adult smokers to assist them to quit tobacco smoking. "However, we are clear that these products are of no benefit to our children and young people or to non-smokers and that is why we are taking this action today."and that he has been working with officials on the plan.
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