UK Toughens Anti-Smoking Law With Ban to Apply Outside Schools
- Legislation will gradually phase out sale of tobacco products
- Law also designed to make vapes less appealing to children
The UK will publish landmark legislation to phase out the sale of tobacco products to create the first “smoke-free generation,” with the draft law also toughened to include a smoking ban in some outdoor spaces.
The Tobacco and Vapes bill, which will include a ban on smoking in children’s playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals, as well as vape advertising and sponsorship, and will be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday, the government said. A ban on the sale of tobacco products will apply to children aged 15 or younger from this year, it said, and the law will also restrict the flavors and packaging of vapes to make them less desirable for young people.
