Under-18s banned from buying nicotine products as Tobacco and Vapes Act rules take effect

Summary

A ban on the sale of nicotine products to under-18s has come into effect in Scotland, The Independent and the Evening Standard reported on Thursday 29 October, the new rules extending to other forms of nicotine, such as pouches, strips or pearls, as part of the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026. An under-18 sales ban has been extended to nicotine products and all vapes, the Labour Party government confirmed, according to the Birmingham Mail, which also reported a new smoking ban for people born in certain years, with new rules from Thursday. The Liverpool Echo reported new vape laws from that day, with firmer enforcement powers to crack down on rogue traders, the Manchester Evening News a strict new UK vaping law amid a £200 fine warning, and Chronicle Live and the Bristol Post a UK vaping law change from that day with £200 penalties.

Latest: A ban on the sale of nicotine products to under-18s came into effect in Scotland as part of the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, The Independent and the Evening Standard reported, the Birmingham Mail reporting that the under-18 sales ban has been extended to nicotine products and all vapes, and the Liverpool Echo, the Manchester Evening News, Chronicle Live and the Bristol Post that new vape laws were introduced from Thursday.

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