Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill was set to restrict how vapes are marketed to children and lead to fines of up to £2,500 for people who sell non-nicotine vaping products to under 18s.
Packaging, contents and flavouring of vapes across the UK would have been restricted by the Bill, banning packaging deems to be designed to appeal to children.
The legislation would also make it an offence to sell tobacco products to anyone born after 1 January 2009, with on-the-spot fines issued to anyone caught breaking the rule.
Vaping increased among 16-to 24-year-olds in the UK by 4.4% between 2021 and 2022, according to government figures.
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