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UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill Receives Royal Assent, Implementing Generational Ban on Sales to Post-2009 Births
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill received Royal Assent on 2026-04-29. It prohibits selling tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. Children born on 2026-04-29 will never legally be sold cigarettes under the new law.
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The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has been granted Royal Assent on 2026-04-29, making it illegal to sell tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009, @SkyNews reported. Children born on 2026-04-29 will never legally be sold cigarettes under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
The bill establishes a permanent ban on tobacco sales to individuals born on or after the specified date, ensuring that today's newborns remain unaffected by legal cigarette purchases throughout their lives.
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