UK Parliament Approves Generational Smoking Ban
Britain's Parliament has passed a law implementing a lifetime ban on the sale of tobacco products to individuals born after 2008. This historic legislation aims to create a smoke-free generation by incrementally raising the legal age for purchasing cigarettes.
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Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
The "landmark" legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation.
Read full article →Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain
The proposal, which was approved by Parliament on Tuesday, will ban the supply or sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or after, permanently.
By Ephrat Livni
Read full article →UK moves to ban smoking for everyone born after 2008
A draft law in the UK to create a "smoke-free generation" by banning smoking for anybody born after 2008 has cleared both houses of parliament. Only the king's signature remains for it to become law.
Read full article →Smoking ban for people born after 2008 agreed as ‘landmark’ Bill clears Parliament
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is designed to ‘create a smoke-free generation’
By Will Meakin-Durrant
Read full article →UK agrees lifetime ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2008 - The Straits Times
UK agrees lifetime ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2008 The Straits Times
Read full article →UK agrees ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2008
A bill has been passed in the UK banning cigarette sales to anyone born after 2009, aiming to create a “smoke-free generation.”
Read full article →A smoking ban in the UK for people born after 2008 becomes a reality
Read full article →Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes, as the Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears Parliament.
By Abubakar Ibrahim
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